While Nvidia now has their latest GPU out, AMD is still relying on their 290X to lead the pack. Asus sent over their R9 290X Matrix Platinum so that we could finally put it through our benchmark suite and find out if AMDs flagship card with a healthy overclock can keep up with the latest and greatest from Nvidia. I’m especially curious to see how it performs compared to the competition in some of our higher resolution testing. With all of the fuss about memory issues on the GTX 970 it will be great to see how AMDs current flagship card is holding up.
Product Name: Asus R9 290X Matrix Platinum
Review Sample Provided by: Asus
Written by: Wes
Pictures by: Wes
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Specifications |
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Graphics Engine |
AMD Radeon R9 290X |
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Bus Standard |
PCI Express 3.0 |
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Video Memory |
GDDR5 4GB |
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Engine Clock |
1050 MHz |
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Memory Clock |
5400 MHz ( 1350 MHz GDDR5 ) |
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Memory Interface |
512-bit |
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Interface |
DVI Output : Yes x 2 (DVI-D) HDMI Output : Yes x 1 Display Port : Yes x 1 (Regular DP) HDCP Support : Yes |
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Power Consumption |
up to 375Wadditional 8+8 pin PCIe power required |
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Accessories |
2 x Power cable |
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Software |
ROG GPU Tweak & Driver |
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ASUS Features |
Matrix Series Super Alloy Power |
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Dimensions |
11.7 " x 6 " x 1.6 " Inch 29.718 x 15.24 x4.06 Centimeter |
