At idle, the R9 290-equipped system consumed just 62 watts, which is the same figure we got from the R9 290X, placing both cards toward the middle of our graph. When playing Crysis 3, the R9 290 ...

So, after stalling any graphics update for a long while I tossed my HD5970 and put in two Sapphire R9 290 Tri-X OC in there. So far it has had the consequence that I had to put back the Motherboard ...

Ten days ago, AMD launched its new R9 290X GPU, neatly undercutting Nvidia's GTX 770 and GTX 780 (then priced at $400 and $650 respectively), and setting itself up as the go-to solution at the $550 ...

Guess it pays to wait. A little more than a week ago, AMD launched the Radeon R9 290X graphics card for $550. On Tuesday, AMD unveiled the $399 Radeon R9 290, a bit slower on the performance front but ...

Overclocking the R9 290 with stock voltage we were able to add an impressive 163MHz which is 17.8%. On the memory we added 300MHz which was 24%. After all the confusion about the R9 290X and heat ...

TUL Corporation (Technology Unlimited) announced another PowerColor choice of the R9 series for hardcore gamers, the PowerColor R9 290 OC. Based on the brand new “Hawaii” GPU, the R9 290 offers gamers ...

Pushing the limits of visual and audio realism, AMD Radeon TM R9 290 GPU brings class-leading features and smooth frame rates to enthusiast gamers and shatters the 4K gaming graphics price barrier ...

You may have noticed that the bigger the graphics card, the better the performance. It's not a hard and fast rule, though it often applies, or at least it used to. AMD is taking a big step towards ...

E3 2015 - During the PC Gamer powered PC Gaming Show 2015 at E3, AMD took the stage to announce that you'll need a Radeon R9 290 or higher to game in VR without a problem. The new Fiji architecture is ...

AMD's Radeon R9 290 has been taking flak for poorly tuned fan speeds.We investigate the problem as well as the solution supposedly dropping today. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X ...

AMD and Fireaxis Games are offering a free copy of Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth with the purchase of any new Radeon R9 290 series graphics card from participating retailers. The announcement ...

Rainbow Six Siege was recently updated with a high resolution textures pack which claims to require a 6GB frame buffer at 1080p. This is an extreme requirement so we added the game to our battery of ...