Which GPU and I using?

[Afromagnum]

I think I installed my sapphire tri-x 290 correctly. There was a 6 pin and and 8 pin on the GPU and I connected both of those to my PSU. The monitor cable is connected to the 290, but in dxdiag, under video, it says I am running Standard VGA Graphics adapter. I think it's working because I'm getting a display, but I'm not sure. When using PerformanceTest 8.0, I only got 20fps on a 2D test which seems very low for a i7 4790k and 290

 

[rockie_]

Install the drivers from the disk

 

[uplink-svk]

Greetings,

Did You uninstall old drivers from old graphics card? Did You clean the driver residuals with Treexy Driver Fusion? Did You install the newest drivers for Your Sapphire Tri-X 290 [Catalyst]?

 

[madmatt30]

You need to install catalyst drivers either from the install disk that came with the 290 or the most up to date one here
http://support.amd.com/en-us/download

 

[Afromagnum]

I did that, and in dxdiag, it says Radeon r9 200 series. Should it say 290 or does "200 series" mean the same thing. It also only has 3794mb of approximate memory.

 

[rockie_]

I did that, and in dxdiag, it says Radeon r9 200 series. Should it say 290 or does "200 series" mean the same thing. It also only has 3794mb of approximate memory.

Look at the 3D score ! This is important . i guess they made it save power in 2D , that s why you re getting low score in 2D

 

[uplink-svk]

Afromagnum - R9 200 covers even R9 295X.

 

[Wolfshadw]

Yes. "200 Series" is inclusive of the R9 290 graphics card.

-Wolf sends