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Asus R9 290 Direct CU II OC Review (1600p, Ultra HD 4K)


Valley Benchmark is a new GPU stress-testing tool from the developers of the very popular and highly acclaimed Heaven Benchmark. The forest-covered valley surrounded by vast mountains amazes with its scale from a bird’s-eye view and is extremely detailed down to every leaf and flower petal. This non-synthetic benchmark powered by the state-of-the art UNIGINE Engine showcases a comprehensive set of cutting-edge graphics technologies with a dynamic environment and fully interactive modes available to the end user.
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We test with the settings above both at 2560×1600.
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The Asus R9 290 Direct CU II OC scores well in this benchmark, averaging almost 62 frames per second.

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