sapphire 11226-03-40G Sapphire RADEON R9 290X Tri-X (UEFI) Graphics card Radeon R9 290X 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 2 x DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort retail

SAPPHIRE R9 290X Tri-X features the latest GCN graphics core next architecture from AMD with 2816 stream processing units and an enhanced engine clock of up to 1010Mhz. It is equipped with 4GB of the latest high performance GDDR5 memory on a 512-bit interface and now clocked at 1250 MHz 5.0 GHz effective delivering higher bandwidth than the reference design.

HDMI with 3D
Support for Deep Color, 7.1 High Bitrate Audio, and 3D Stereoscopic, ensuring the highest quality Blu-ray and video experience possible from your PC.

DisplayPort 1.2
Doubling the effective bandwidth of previous DisplayPort implementations, DisplayPort 1.2 now includes support for Multi-Stream, allowing you to drive up to four separate monitors from a single DisplayPort 1.2 connector requires DP1.2 monitors or Multi-Stream compatible hub, Stereoscopic 3D monitor support and adds support for high quality, lossless, 7.1 channel audio formats.

Dual-Link DVI-D
Equipped with the most popular Dual Link DVI Digital Visual Interface, this card is able to display ultra high resolutions of up to 2560 x 1600 at 60Hz.

Advanced GDDR5 Memory Technology
GDDR5 memory provides twice the bandwidth per pin of GDDR3 memory, delivering more speed and higher bandwidth.

AMD Stream Technology
Accelerate the most demanding applications with AMD Stream technology and do more with your PC. AMD Stream Technology allows you to use the teraflops of compute power locked up in your graphics processer on tasks other than traditional graphics such as video encoding, at which the graphics processor is many, many times faster than using the CPU alone.

AMD Avivo HD DVD/HD-DVD/Blu-ray Playback
Watch the hottest Blu-ray movies or other HD content at full 1080p display resolution and beyond and enjoy a more feature rich experience with enhanced Unified Video DecoderUVD

AMD HD3D Technology
Enjoy the most immersive experience possible with full support for High Definition Stereoscopic 3D, a technique that presents 2D images movies, games, photos in a format that creates the illusion of three-dimensional depth when using compatible 3D displays / glasses / software.

28 nm GCN Graphic Core Next Architecture
The new 28nm GCN Architecture’s more efficient process technology puts more transistors in less space, enabling a dramatic increase in processing power

PCI Express 3.0
PCI-Express 3.0 delivers double the bandwidth per lane of PCIe Gen 2 for faster GPU GPU communication-up to 16GB/sec in each direction, maximizing the performance from your GPU when paired with the latest platforms.

AMD Eyefinity 2.0
The next generation of AMD Eyefinity technology is here, featuring all-new support for stereo 3D, universal bezel compensation and brand new display configurations. Face it: the best just got better: The enhancements for AMD Radeon HD7000 series include: Stereo 3D-multi-display stereoscopic 3D support via DisplayPort 16K X 16K maximum display group resolution-output up to 268 megapixels per GPU.

AMD CrossFireX™ Multi-GPU Technology for R9 290 Series
The R9 290 Series has the ability to support AMD CrossFire Technology mode without the need for a hardware strap or “CrossFire ribbon”, while maintaining the same quality and performance that

AMD CrossFire Technology is known to deliver.
Triple or Quadruple gaming power with AMD CrossFireX™ Multi-GPU Technology.AMD CrossFireX technology supports up to four graphics cards to be used in a single system.

DirectX® 11.2
The tessellation performance on AMD Radeon R7/ R9 series is up to 2X faster than the previous generation, and DirectCompute performance is also faster to accelerate advanced post-processing, filtering, and anti-aliasing techniques. Direct X11 games has never looked this good.

OpenGL 4.3
OpenGL 4.3 improves the GPU efficiency by improving the shader process operation and capturing GPU tessellated geometry. The process of modifying an arbitrary subset of compress texture is also simplified. The memory management in handling shaders is more efficient as well.

AMD Catalyst Control Center
The AMD Catalyst Control Center™ software application gives you complete control over the performance and visual quality of your SAPPHIRE AMD Radeon™ based graphics card allowing for the best experience on your PC.

Dolby® TrueHD and DTSHD Master Audio™ Support
Support for copy protected, high bandwidth, 7.1 channel surround sound over HDMI. Get a fully immersive, high definition audio experience with the latest Blu-ray movies. Requires a DVI to HDMI dongle on some models, an HD capable monitor and a Blu-ray drive

AMD PowerTune™ Technology
AMD PowerTune is a breakthrough technology that sets an entirely new direction for maximum performance at TDP. It allows the GPU to be designed with higher engine clock speeds which can be applied on the broad set of applications that have thermal headroom.

Enhanced Unified Video Decoder 3 UVD 3
Watch the hottest Blu-ray movies or other HD content at full 1080p and beyond ! display resolution. Enjoy a feature rich video experience with enhanced Unified Video Decoder 3 UVD 3, offloading the bulk of the video decoding tasks from the CPU to the GPU allowing for a cooler, quieter and more balanced system.

Windows® 7 support
WHQL Windows Hardware Quality Labs Certified drivers and logos are available for all SAPPHIRE HD2000, HD3000, HD4000 and HD5000 series cards ensuring compatibility and reliability with Microsoft Windows 7.

AMD App Acceleration
AMD App Acceleration is a set of technologies designed to improve video quality and enhance application performance. Full enablement of some features requires support for OpenCL, DirectCompute or DirectX Video Acceleration DXVA.

AMD PowerPlay with ZeroCore Power Technology
AMD PowerPlay is a power management technology in response to the GPU loading, AMD PowerPlay automatically manages the power consumption.
AMD ZeroCore Power technology allows your AMD Radeon™ GPU to consume virtually no power when in idle state5. When used with AMD CrossFire™ technology, it shuts down additional GPUs when they’re not in use.

AMD HD Media Accelerator
AMD HD Media Accelerator has been designed to help optimize and dramatically improve video playback on your computer by taking advantage of hardware video acceleration from your AMD Radeon GPU. With full 3D stereoscopic decode you can enjoy it all in 3D. AMD HD Media Accelerator speeds up the decode of one 1080p and one 1080i HD video streams simultaneously by hardware, and the new hardware encodes/transcoder processes your media content faster than ever!

Cutting-edge Quad HD display support 4K Support
The display resolution on AMD Radeon HD7000 series is quadrupled to the resolution of 4KX2K 4096X2160 from the outputs of DisplayPort 1.2 and HDMI.

Windows® 8/8.1 support
WHQL Windows Hardware Quality Labs Certified drivers and logos are available for SAPPHIRE cards ensuring compatibility and reliability with Microsoft Windows 8/8.1.

Feature list

Graphics processor family:	AMD
Graphics processor:	Radeon R9 290X
Maximum resolution:	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequency:	1010 MHz
Parallel processing technology support:	3-Way CrossFireX
Maximum digital resolution:	2560 x 1600 pixels
Stream processors:	2816
Maximum displays per videocard:	4
FireStream:	Y
Discrete graphics adapter memory:	4 GB
Graphics adapter memory type:	GDDR5-SDRAM
Memory bus:	512 bit
Memory clock speed:	5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth max:	16 GB/s
Interface type:	PCI Express 3.0
HDMI ports quantity:	1
DVI-D ports quantity:	2
DisplayPorts quantity:	1
HDMI version:	1.4a
DVI port:	2
DisplayPort version:	1.2
TV tuner integrated:	N
PhysX:	N
DirectX version:	11.2
OpenGL version:	4.3
Full HD:	Y
Dual Link DVI:	Y
3D Vision:	Y
HD3D Technology:	Y
Cooling type:	Active
Number of slots:	2
Colour of product:	Black
Minimum system power supply:	750 W
Supplementary power connectors:	1x 6-pin, 1x 8-pin
Windows operating systems supported:	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 x64
Depth:	305 mm
Height:	38 mm
Width:	113 mm
Cables included:	HDMI

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