AMD Radeon R9 290 – Test

Another member of the Radeon 200 family falls in. With the flagship Radeon R9 290X to the documents, the next model to shave is the lower-priced Radeon R9 290, where the new graphics processor Hawaii once again takes the spotlight, albeit in a scaled-down design.

The specifications suggest lower performance in favor of a lower price tag, but that is far from the whole picture. On the contrary, those who choose a slightly scaled-down model can often do the better deal. In SweClocker’s test lab, it’s time to check if this also applies to the newcomer Radeon R9 290.