Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Review
Published by Hiwa Pouri on 20.08.14Page:
Temperatures / Noise levels
Fan Speed
| Auto | Auto | 50% | 70% | 100% |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 750 Ti STRIX OC Edition | 0 | 1'700 | 2'550 | 3'650 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 760 Striker Platinum | 1'050 | 1'500 | 2'100 | 2'970 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 780 DirectCU II OC | 1'129 | 1'493 | 2'078 | 3'023 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 780 Poseidon Platinum | 1'040 | 1'910 | 2'650 | 3'770 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 780 STRIX OC Edition | 0 | 1'450 | 2'350 | 3'150 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 780 Ti Matrix Platinum | 980 | 1'490 | 2'080 | 3'000 |
| ASUS Radeon HD 7970 Platinum | 1'100 | 2'180 | 2'780 | 3'000 |
| ASUS Radeon R9 280X DirectCU II Top | 1'020 | 1'860 | 2'620 | 3'000 |
| ASUS Radeon R9 280X Platinum | 1'050 | 2'090 | 2'900 | 3'200 |
| ASUS Radeon R9 290X DirectCU II | 1'050 | 1'930 | 2'680 | 3'040 |
| ASUS Radeon R9 290X Platinum | 1'035 | 1'875 | 2'630 | 3'000 |
| Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 Ti Black Edition | 1'566 | 2'290 | 3'000 | 3'550 |
| Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 GHz Edition | 780 | 2'180 | 3'100 | 4'380 |
| Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 OC V2 | 780 | 2'180 | 3'100 | 4'380 |
| MSI Twin Frozr Gaming GTX 780 | 1'040 | 1'450 | 2'000 | 2'900 |
| MSI Twin Frozr Gaming R9 280X OC Edition | 1'035 | 2'045 | 2'470 | 3'040 |
| PowerColor Radeon R9 280X TurboDuo OC | 995 | 2'000 | 2'740 | 3'520 |
| PowerColor Radeon R9 290X LCS |
Watercooled |
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| Sapphire Radeon R9 290 | 980 | 2'620 | 3'925 | 5'275 |
| NVIDIA Reference | 1'250 | 2'060 | n/A | 4'240 |
| More is better | ||||
Noise Level
| Auto | Auto | 50% | 70% | 100% |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 750 Ti STRIX OC Edition | 0.0 | 32.5 | 37.8 | 44.3 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 760 Striker Platinum | 32.7 | 37.0 | 42.8 | 53.2 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 780 DirectCU II OC | 33.2 | 37.1 | 43.0 | 51.4 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 780 Poseidon Platinum | 32.0 | 36.6 | 42.7 | 51.2 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 780 STRIX OC Edition | 0.0 (2D) | 37.6 | 46.6 | 53.5 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 780 Ti Matrix Platinum | 32.8 | 37.2 | 43.0 | 53.4 |
| ASUS Radeon HD 7970 Platinum | 34.1 | 40.7 | 49.4 | 51.9 |
| ASUS Radeon R9 280X DirectCU II Top | 33.4 | 36.3 | 50.5 | 54.0 |
| ASUS Radeon R9 280X Platinum | 33.5 | 37.1 | 43.3 | 49.5 |
| ASUS Radeon R9 290X DirectCU II | 33.0 | 41.8 | 49.5 | 52.5 |
| ASUS Radeon R9 290X Platinum | 33.0 | 41.2 | 49.6 | 52.7 |
| Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 Ti Black Edition | 32.0 | 33.4 | 42.8 | 49.9 |
| Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 GHz Edition | 32.0 | 37.1 | 44.4 | 52.3 |
| Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 OC V2 | 32.0 | 37.1 | 44.4 | 52.3 |
| MSI Twin Frozr Gaming GTX 780 | 32.0 | 34.3 | 40.2 | 50.0 |
| MSI Twin Frozr Gaming R9 280X OC Edition | 32.0 | 36.6 | 44.0 | 49.0 |
| PowerColor Radeon R9 280X TurboDuo OC | 32.3 | 34.0 | 43.3 | 49.5 |
| PowerColor Radeon R9 290X LCS |
Watercooled |
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| Sapphire Radeon R9 290 | 33.6 | 48.7 | 58.2 | 64.9 |
| NVIDIA Reference | 33.2 | 39.8 | n/A | 56.2 |
| More is better | ||||
For the noise level results, we measured the noise level using a decibel meter (Voltcraft SL-200) located at 1 meter away from the graphics card.
Idle Temperature
| Temperature | Auto | 50% | 70% | 100% |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 750 Ti STRIX OC Edition | 38 | 33 | 30 | 28 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 760 Striker Platinum | 34 | 34 | 33 | 29 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 780 DirectCU II OC | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 780 Poseidon Platinum | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 780 STRIX OC Edition | 53 | 40 | 38 | 32 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 780 Ti Matrix Platinum | 37 | 37 | 36 | 34 |
| ASUS Radeon HD 7970 Platinum | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| ASUS Radeon R9 280X DirectCU II Top | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
| ASUS Radeon R9 280X Platinum | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
| ASUS Radeon R9 290X DirectCU II | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 |
| ASUS Radeon R9 290X Platinum | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 |
| Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 Ti Black Edition | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 GHz Edition | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
| Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 OC V2 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
| MSI Twin Frozr Gaming GTX 780 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
| MSI Twin Frozr Gaming R9 280X OC Edition | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| PowerColor Radeon R9 280X TurboDuo OC | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
| PowerColor Radeon R9 290X LCS |
29 |
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| Sapphire Radeon R9 290 | 44 | 40 | 38 | 35 |
| NVIDIA Reference | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
| More is better | ||||
Idle, temperature is taken after 15 minutes @ lowest, 40 %, 50 %, 70 % and 100 % fan speed.
Room Temperature: 25°C
Temperature under Furmark
| Temperature | Auto | 50% | 70% | 100% |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 750 Ti STRIX OC Edition | 58 | 49 | 48 | 47 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 760 Striker Platinum | 73 | 73 | 73 | 72 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 780 DirectCU II OC | 83 | 71 | 63 | 56 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 780 Ti Matrix Platinum | 77 | 77 | 72 | 68 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 780 Poseidon Platinum | 90 | 81 | 72 | 62 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 780 STRIX OC Edition | 70 | 66 | 59 | 54 |
| ASUS Radeon HD 7970 Platinum | 76 | 70 | 69 | 69 |
| ASUS Radeon R9 280X DirectCU II Top | 90 | 71 | 64 | 63 |
| ASUS Radeon R9 280X Platinum | 77 | 73 | 71 | 70 |
| ASUS Radeon R9 290X DirectCU II | 89 | 90 | 85 | 81 |
| ASUS Radeon R9 290X Platinum | 88 | 85 | 82 | 78 |
| Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 Ti Black Edition | 52 | 49 | 47 | 44 |
| Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 GHz Edition | 90 | 80 | 73 | 58 |
| Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 OC V2 | 90 | 83 | 75 | 63 |
| MSI Twin Frozr Gaming GTX 780 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 56 |
| MSI Twin Frozr Gaming R9 280X OC Edition | 80 | 77 | 72 | 69 |
| PowerColor R9 290X LCS |
46 |
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| PowerColor R9 280X TurboDuo OC | n/A | n/A | 74 | 68 |
| Sapphire Radeon R9 290 | 94 | 85 | 74 | 67 |
| NVIDIA Reference | 90 | 83 | 76 | 68 |
| More is better | ||||
For FurMark, temperature is taken after 15 minutes of GPU Burn test at lowest, 40 %, 50 %, 70 % and 100 % fan speed.
We stopped the test when the GPU temperature hit 90°C.
Room Temperature: 25°C
Temperature and fan speed under BattleField 3
| Auto | Temperature |
| PowerColor R9 290X LCS (watercooled) | 39 |
| Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750Ti Black Edition | 40 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 750 Ti STRIX OC Edition | 55 |
| MSI Twin Frozr Gaming R9 280X OC Edition | 60 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 760 Striker Platinum | 62 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 780 STRIX OC Edition | 62 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 780 Ti Matrix Platinum | 66 |
| ASUS Radeon HD 7970 Platinum | 66 |
| MSI Twin Frozr Gaming GTX 780 | 66 |
| Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 GHz Edition | 67 |
| ASUS Radeon R9 280X Platinum | 68 |
| ASUS GeForceGTX 780 DirectCU II OC | 69 |
| ASUS Radeon R9 280X DirectCU II Top | 69 |
| Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 OC V2 | 70 |
| ASUS GeForce GTX 780 Poseidon Platinum | 71 |
| ASUS Radeon R9 290X Platinum | 72 |
| PowerColor R9 280X TurboDuo OC | 73 |
| ASUS Radeon R9 290X DirectCU II | 79 |
| NVIDIA Reference | 79 |
| Sapphire Radeon R9 290 | 80 |
| More is better |
For BattleField 3, temperature and fan speed values taken are the highest achieved after 1 hour gaming @ auto fan speed.
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