Review: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 PCS+

Alien: Isolation

Homepage: alienisolation.com | Publisher: Sega | Developer: Creative Assembly

One of the most terrifying games of recent years, Alien: Isolation is a must for fans of the series and on PC hardware it looks as good as it plays. To gauge performance, we benchmark a 45-second stint of the game at FHD, QHD and 4K UHD resolutions.

There's a clear performance difference between a decent GeForce GTX 960 and the Radeon R9 290 - we're looking at a 50 per cent gain in the Radeon's favour at 4K, making the game playable rather than choppy.