Is the R9 290X still good?

Is the R9 290X still good?

The R9 290 and R9 290X are the best values we’ve seen available today, as far as striking a balance between still-playable frame rates and affordable prices.

How much VRAM does the R9 290X have?

Sapphire Radeon R9 290X VAPOR-X – First Graphics Card With 8 GB VRAM. The Sapphire Radeon R9 290X VAPOR-X features the AMD Hawaii XT GPU sporting 2816 Stream processors, 176 TMUs, 64 Render back-ends and a 4 GB GDDR5 memory operating along a 512-bit bus interface.

What are GPU scalpers?

GPU scalpers are resellers that use bots to attack the websites of popular graphics card manufacturers on launch dates to snap up as many of the products as possible. After buying up the stock, they take it to auction websites like StockX and eBay to resell with heavy markups.

What kind of graphics card is the AMD Radeon R9 290X?

The Radeon R9 290X was a high-end graphics card by AMD, launched on October 24th, 2013. Built on the 28 nm process, and based on the Hawaii graphics processor, in its Hawaii XT variant, the card supports DirectX 12.

How much does the R9 290X cost?

R9 290 and R9 290X will support AMD TrueAudio, Mantle, Direct3D 11.2, and bridge-free Crossfire technology using XDMA. A limited ” Battlefield 4 Edition” pre-order bundle of R9 290X that includes Battlefield 4 was available on October 3, 2013, with reported quantity being 8,000. The R9 290 had a launch price of $399.

When did the Radeon R9 285 come out?

The Radeon R9 285 was announced on August 23, 2014 at AMD’s 30 years of graphics celebration and released September 2, 2014. It was the first card to feature AMD’s GCN 3 microarchitecture, in the form of a Tonga-series GPU.

How fast is the AMD Radeon R9 270x?

With a launch MSRP set at $279, it is based on a rebranded Radeon HD 7950 with a slightly increased boost clock speed, from 925 MHz to 933 MHz. Radeon R9 270X was announced on September 25, 2013.