Radeon R9 290
AMD graphics card · Radeon 200 series · launched November 2013
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Launch price in today's dollars
The Radeon R9 290 launched at $399 in 2013. Adjusted with the U.S. Consumer Price Index, that is about $567 in 2026 dollars (7-month average), a 42% rise over 13 years.
Method: launch price × (CPI 2026 average ÷ CPI 2013 average), calendar-year averages of BLS series CPIAUCSL. 2026 covers 7 months so far.
Specifications
| Vendor | AMD |
|---|---|
| Series | Radeon 200 series |
| Launched | November 2013 |
| Launch price | $399 |
| Architecture | GCN 2 |
| Chip | Radeon R9 290 (Hawaii Pro) |
| Memory | 4 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus | 512-bit |
| Core clock | 947 MHz |
| FP32 compute | 4.85 TFLOPS |
| Rated power | 250 W (TBP) |
| Transistors | 6.2 billion |
| Die size | 438 mm² |
| Process | 28 nm |
| Bus interface | PCIe 3.0 ×16 |
| Tier | 90-class |
The AMD 90-class over time
AMD graphics cards in the same tier around this one, oldest first, re-releases left out. Prices in launch dollars and in 2026 dollars; scores are Blender 4.x medians where they exist.
| Part | Year | Launch price | In 2026 $ | Blender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radeon HD 6990 | 2011 | $699 | $1,028 | — |
| Radeon HD 6930 | 2011 | $180 | $265 | — |
| Radeon HD 7970 | 2011 | $550 | $809 | — |
| Radeon HD 7950 | 2012 | $450 | $649 | — |
| Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition | 2012 | $500 | $721 | — |
| Radeon HD 7950 Boost | 2012 | $330 | $476 | — |
| Radeon HD 7990 | 2013 | $1,000 | $1,420 | — |
| Radeon R9 290X | 2013 | $549 | $780 | — |
| Radeon R9 290 | 2013 | $399 | $567 | — |
| Radeon R9 295X2 | 2014 | $1,499 | $2,096 | — |
| Radeon R9 390 | 2015 | $329 | $459 | — |
| Radeon R9 390X | 2015 | $429 | $599 | — |
| Radeon RX 590 | 2018 | $279 | $368 | — |
| Radeon RX 590 GME | 2020 | — | — | — |
| Radeon RX 6900 XT | 2020 | $999 | $1,277 | 2,664 |
| Radeon RX 6950 XT | 2022 | $1,099 | $1,243 | 2,753 |
Compare with
- Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition · 2012 · $350
- Radeon HD 7950 · 2012 · $450
- Radeon HD 7950 Boost · 2012 · $330
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition · 2012 · $500
- GeForce GTX 770 · 2013 · $329 · 192
- GeForce GTX 670 · 2012 · $399
- GeForce GTX 680 · 2012 · $499
- GeForce GTX 970 · 2014 · $329 · 257
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