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Review: AMD Radeon R9 290

by Tarinder Sandhu on 5 November 2013, 05:00

Tags: AMD (NYSE:AMD)

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GRID 2

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Amazing graphics and buttery-smooth gameplay makes GRID 2 one of the best racers around.

Here's an interesting one. The R9 290 runs at a faster core speed than the standard-mode R9 290X. This has the effect of making the two cards benchmark at the same level, though the uber mode for the 290X opens up a performance lead at 2,560x1,440.

But AMD's competition isn't its own headline card. Rather, it's the GeForce GTX 780, and the Radeon R9 290 gives as good as it gets from a card that, currently, is a little more expensive.