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AMD launches its screaming-fast R9 290 graphics card

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Advanced Micro Devices has launched its speedy new graphics card, the AMD Radeon R9 290. Naturally, gamers are the target.

The card uses an AMD Radeon R9 290 graphics processing unit (GPU), and it sells for $399. The card is part of a new family of R9 series GPUs, and it targets gamers who want to display images on a 4K, or Ultra HD, screen.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.