PowerColor LCS R9 290X Watercooled Review

Published by Hiwa Pouri on 28.02.14
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Performance/Watt


Graphics Cards Performance Index Power C. (Watts)* Performance/Watt*10
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti (PowerColor DC2T) 53.55 178 3.01
nVidia GeForce GTX TITAN (Ref) 85.05 306 2.78
nVidia GeForce GTX 770 (PowerColor DC2OC) 70.92 257 2.76
nVidia GeForce GTX 670 (PowerColor DC2T) 62.00 227 2.73
nVidia GeForce GTX 780 Ti (GBT GHz) 90.53 333 2.72
nVidia GeForce GTX 780 (PowerColor DC2OC) 81.66 302 2.70
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 (PowerColor DC2T) 47.37 177 2.68
nVidia GeForce GTX 680 (Ref) 68.36 258 2.65
nVidia GeForce GTX 760 (PowerColor DC2OC) 56.63 218 2.60
AMD Radeon R9 270 (PowerColor DC2OC) 50.00 195 2.56
nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost (Ref) 40.87 169 2.42
AMD Radeon R9 270X (PowerColor DC2T) 53.85 230 2.34
AMD Radeon HD 7870 (PowerColor DC2T V2) 50.53 219 2.31
AMD Radeon HD 7850 (PowerColor DC2T) 42.39 190 2.23
AMD Radeon HD 7790 (PowerColor DC2OC - Ref PCB) 33.44 151 2.21
AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition (PowerColor Matrix P.) 70.75 325 2.18
PowerColor Radeon R9 290X LCS 91.19 420 2.17
AMD Radeon R9 280X (PowerColor DC2T) 68.85 321 2.14
nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti (PowerColor DC2T) 30.80 151 2.04
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (Ref) 50.49 254 1.99
AMD Radeon HD 7970 (XFX DD - Ref PCB) 64.27 329 1.95
AMD Radeon HD 6950 (Ref) 36.83 208 1.77
AMD Radeon HD 6970 (Ref) 41.19 252 1.63
AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Ref) 31.88 200 1.59
AMD Radeon HD 5850 (Ref) 30.05 193 1.56
AMD Radeon HD 5870 (Ref) 35.98 232 1.55
AMD Radeon HD 6990 (Ref) 73.44 500 1.47
*Entire system More is better Less is better More is better


The "Performance Index" value is calculated as the sum of all benchmarks results divided by the amount of games (3DMark and Unigine are not included into the calculation).

Performance/Price


Graphics Cards Performance Index Price (€)* Performance/€*10
AMD Radeon HD 7790 33.44 91 3.67
AMD Radeon HD 7870 50.53 143 3.53
AMD Radeon R9 270 50.00 144 3.47
AMD Radeon HD 7850 42.39 124 3.42
AMD Radeon R9 270X 53.85 159 3.39
nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 40.87 121 3.38
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 47.37 144 3.29
nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti 30.80 100 3.08
AMD Radeon R9 280X 68.85 241 2.86
nVidia GeForce GTX 760 56.63 199 2.85
nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti 53.55 193 2.77
AMD Radeon HD 7970 64.27 232 2.77
nVidia GeForce GTX 670 62.00 228 2.72
AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 70.75 260 2.72
nVidia GeForce GTX 770 70.92 266 2.67
nVidia GeForce GTX 580 50.49 190 2.66
AMD Radeon HD 6870 31.88 126 2.53
nVidia GeForce GTX 680 68.36 291 2.35
nVidia GeForce GTX 780 81.66 415 1.97
AMD Radeon HD 6950 36.83 205 1.80
PowerColor Radeon R9 290X LCS 91.19 577 1.58
nVidia GeForce GTX 780 Ti 90.53 582 1.56
AMD Radeon HD 6970 41.19 310 1.33
AMD Radeon HD 5850 30.05 260 1.16
AMD Radeon HD 5870 35.98 335 1.07
AMD Radeon HD 6990 73.44 708 1.04
nVidia GeForce GTX TITAN 85.05 832 1.02
* 06/01/2014 More is better Less is better More is better


For the price we took the lowest price available on geizhals.eu.



Page 1 - Presentation / Specifications
Page 2 - The card
Page 3 - Photo Gallery / Delivery
Page 4 - In-Game Performance
Page 5 - Temperatures / Noise levels
Page 6 - Performance/Price & Performance/Watt
Page 7 - Conclusion




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