AMD Radeon R9 290X 8GB Video Rolls Out with Sid Meiers Civilization: Beyond Earth Game Offer

AMD Launches Exclusive Sid Meiers Civilization: Beyond Earth Game Bundle with AMD Radeon R9 290 Series Graphics Cards

New installment to Civilization series bundled with select AMD Radeon R9 290 Series graphics cards as part of AMD Gaming Evolved program

SUNNYVALE, Calif. Nov. 06, 2014 AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that qualifying purchases from participating retailers^[i] of an AMD Radeon R9 295X2, R9 290X or R9 290 graphics card will be eligible for a complimentary copy of 2Ks Sid Meiers Civilization: Beyond Earth.

I personally have enjoyed more than 500 hours of game time with the Sid Meiers Civilizations franchise, and Im thrilled by what AMD and Firaxis Games have done with the Mantle graphics API to make Beyond Earth a smooth, high-performance marvel, said Roy Taylor, corporate vice president, ISV/IHV Partner Group, AMD. AMD believes that gamers should freely experience that remarkable development work, and our new Sid Meiers Civilization: Beyond Earth promotion offers exactly that as a thank you to new AMD Radeon customers.

Collaboration between Firaxis Games and the AMD Gaming Evolved program brings deep PC optimization to Sid Meiers Civilization: Beyond Earth. That optimization can be experienced first-hand with high performance AMD Radeon R9 Series GPUs, which are ready to support empire-worthy display technologies like AMD Eyefinity and 4K UltraHD.[ii]^,[iii] Support for AMD CrossFire technology and an exceptional implementation of the Mantle graphics API provides discerning gamers with radical performance and effortlessly smooth gameplay.[iv]^,[v]

In Civilization: Beyond Earth players lead an expedition from Earth to a new frontier, enabling them to explore and successfully colonize an alien planet. The games storyline ventures into uncharted territory for the franchise as the game propels the evolution of human civilization into the future.

Gamers can qualify for their complimentary copy of Sid Meiers Civilization: Beyond Earth by purchasing a new AMD Radeon R9 295X2, R9 290X or R9 290 graphics card from a participating reseller starting November 6, 2014. Visit amd.com/civilizationoffer for specific terms and conditions.

Plays best on AMD Radeon

Sid Meiers Civilization: Beyond Earth is the first of many next-generation PC games that crave larger GPU framebuffers, and the AMD Radeon R9 290X 8GB answers the challenge. In performance testing, the AMD Radeon R9 290X 8GB graphics card with Mantle rendered Sid Meiers Civilization: Beyond Earth at higher frame rates than any other single-GPU graphics card.[vi] Gamers looking to secure the power of 8GB for their own rigs can do so from their favorite online retailer starting this month.

Never Settle: Space Edition

In addition to the Sid Meiers Civilization: Beyond Earth bundle, all AMD Radeon R9 295X2, R9 290X and R9 290 graphics cards are simultaneously eligible for the Never Settle: Space Edition promotion. With a qualifying purchase at participating resellers, customers can receive a Radeon Gold Reward coupon good for three free games from a catalog of more than 25 titles to choose from.[vii]This offer can be combined with the Sid Meiers Civilization: Beyond Earth promotion for a total of up to four complimentary games.

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[i] Visit http://www.amd.com/civilizationoffer for specific terms and conditions.

[ii] AMD Eyefinity technology supports multiple monitors on an enabled graphics card. Supported display quantity, type and resolution vary by model and board design; confirm specifications with manufacturer before purchase. To enable more than three displays, or multiple displays from a single output, additional hardware such as DisplayPort-ready monitors or DisplayPort 1.2 MST-enabled hubs may be required. A maximum of two active adapters is recommended for consumer systems. See www.amd.com/eyefinityfaq for full details.

[iii] Requires 4K display and content. Supported resolution varies by GPU model and board design; confirm specifications with manufacturer before purchase.

[iv] Application support for Mantle is required.

[v] AMD CrossFire technology requires an AMD CrossFire-ready motherboard, a compatible AMD CrossFireX bridge interconnect (for each additional graphics card) and may require a specialized power supply.

[vi] In Sid Meiers Civilization: Beyond Earth internal benchmark test at 3840×2160, the AMD Radeon R9 290X 8GB with Mantle outperforms the GeForce GTX 980 with DirectX 11, NVIDIAs highest-performing single-GPU graphics card as of October 20, 2014, by 45.38 average FPS to 44.89 average FPS using the Ultra in-game preset with 8xAA. Test system: Intel Core i7-4960X, 16GB DDR3-1866, Asus SABERTOOTH X79, Windows 8.1 x64, AMD Catalyst 14.9.2 Beta and ForceWare 344.16 WHQL.