{"id":39082,"date":"2013-10-24T15:47:24","date_gmt":"2013-10-24T14:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/?p=39082"},"modified":"2013-10-24T16:19:17","modified_gmt":"2013-10-24T15:19:17","slug":"visiontek-radeon-r9-290x-fastest-graphics-card-available-early-november-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/visiontek-radeon-r9-290x-fastest-graphics-card-available-early-november-2\/","title":{"rendered":"VisionTek Radeon R9 290X – Fastest Graphics Card Available Early November"},"content":{"rendered":"

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New ultra-performance card delivers 5.6 TFLOPs, 4K resolution, intelligent overclocking, and professional grade audio, priced at $549, and shipping by early November<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/h2>\n

T<\/span><\/span><\/span>he VisionTek Radeon R9 290X graphics card <\/span>will begin shipping the R9 290X by early November.<\/span> It features up to 1GHz clock speed, 4GB 512bit GDDR5 RAM, and compute performance over 5.6 TFLOPs. Priced at $549, theVisionTek R9 290X is the fastest graphics card available and it outperforms high-end Nvidia graphics cards as confirmed by many independent tech sites. \"VT290X\"<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Sets New Performance Standard<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n

Because the VisionTek R9 290X utilizes AMD\u2019s Graphics Core Next (GCN) Architecture, which unifies graphics processing and compute cores for higher utilization, this ultra-performance graphics card can deliver over 5 TFLOPS compute performance – a new standard in the graphics card industry \u2013 and over 300GB\/s memory bandwidth to support 4K gaming.<\/span><\/p>\n

Overclocking the Smart and Easy Way<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n

By accessing the Boost State control within an easy-to-use control panel, the VisionTek R9 290X can be set to automatically run higher than the base core speed if it is operating below power, current, and temperature specification limits. The card also features two additional automatic performance boosting features – AMD PowerPlay Technology adjusts clock speeds in response to GPU load for energy use efficiency, while AMD PowerTune Technology maximizes performance under load conditions by increasing the GPU engine clock to take advantage of potentially unused Thermal Design Power (TDP) headroom. <\/span><\/p>\n

4K Resolution<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n

The VisionTek R9 290X supports Ultra HD 4K (<\/span>3840 x 2160)<\/span> resolution, which is 4x the resolution of 1080p<\/span>. Typically, configuring a graphics card for use with a high resolution monitor must be done manually. However, AMD’s Catalyst<\/span> Graphics<\/span> Drivers will perform automatic configuration on select popular monitor and <\/span>AMD Eyefinity<\/span> technology can easily span multiple 4K monitors into one large panoramic display.<\/span><\/p>\n

TrueAudio<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n

With an onboard audio processing chip powering AMD\u2019s TrueAudio technology, the VisionTek R9 290X can deliver accurate 3D surround sound within games and special audio effects like reverbs and room simulations while reducing CPU load. Now you can <\/span>hear more real-time voices and situational sounds in-game with any and all current PC audio hardware.<\/span><\/p>\n

290X Outperforms the Competition While Costing $100 Less<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n

In a recent performance benchmarking preview publicly conducted by AMD, two leading graphics intensive games, BioShock Infinite<\/em> and Tomb Raider<\/em>, were both run on the same test machine at 4K (3840 x 2160) resolution settings on the Radeon R9 290X and the Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 cards. The only variable to the tests was that the R9 290X was run in \u201cQuiet Mode\u201d setting, the less aggressive of two performance profiles that are user selectable via a toggle switch on the card. Below are the results of the $649 street price GTX 780 versus the $549 MSRP R9 290X: <\/span><\/p>\n

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VisionTek Radeon R9 290X Specifications & Pricing<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n