AMD Radeon R9 M290X videocard review
Radeon R9 M290X videocard released by AMD; release date: 9 January 2014. The videocard is designed for desktop-computers and based on GCN 1.0 microarchitecture codenamed Neptune.
Core clock speed - 850 MHz. Boost clock speed - 900 MHz. Texture fill rate - 72 GTexel / s. Pipelines - 1280. Floating-point performance - 2,304 gflops. Manufacturing process technology - 28 nm. Transistors count - 2,800 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 100 Watt.
Memory type: GDDR5. Maximum RAM amount - 4 GB. Memory bus width - 256 bit. Memory clock speed - 1200 MHz. Memory bandwidth - 153.6 GB/s. Shared memory - 0.
Benchmarks
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| Geekbench OpenCL |
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| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop Face Detection |
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| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop Ocean Surface Simulation |
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| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop T-Rex |
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| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop Video Composition |
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| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop Bitcoin Mining |
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| GFXBench 4.0 Car Chase Offscreen |
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| GFXBench 4.0 Manhattan |
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| GFXBench 4.0 T-Rex |
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| GFXBench 4.0 Car Chase Offscreen |
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| GFXBench 4.0 Manhattan |
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| GFXBench 4.0 T-Rex |
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| Name | Value |
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| PassMark - G3D Mark | 3282 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 426 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 24008 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection | 51.022 mPixels/s |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation | 936.497 Frames/s |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex | 5.620 Frames/s |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition | 77.584 Frames/s |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining | 267.307 mHash/s |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen | 6666 Frames |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan | 2581 Frames |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex | 2526 Frames |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen | 6666.000 Fps |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan | 2581.000 Fps |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex | 2526.000 Fps |
Games performance
Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)
| Low, 1024x768 | 132.10 |
| Medium, 1366x768 | 94.70 |
| High, 1920x1080 | 42.40 |
| Ultra, 1920x1080 | 27.60 |
Far Cry 4 (2014)
| Low, 1024x768 | 76.10 |
| Medium, 1366x768 | 70.70 |
| High, 1920x1080 | 49.10 |
| Ultra, 1920x1080 | 41.40 |
Assassin's Creed Unity (2014)
| Low, 1024x768 | 44.70 |
| Medium, 1366x768 | 39.00 |
| High, 1920x1080 | 24.40 |
| Ultra, 1920x1080 | 18.10 |
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)
| Low, 1024x768 | 75.10 |
| Medium, 1366x768 | 54.80 |
| High, 1920x1080 | 54.00 |
| Ultra, 1920x1080 | 33.80 |
Alien: Isolation (2014)
| Low, 1024x768 | 140.40 |
| Medium, 1366x768 | 120.50 |
| High, 1920x1080 | 73.40 |
| Ultra, 1920x1080 | 57.10 |
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)
| Low, 1280x720 | 151.00 |
| Medium, 1344x756 | 102.80 |
| High, 1920x1080 | 50.80 |
| Ultra, 1920x1080 | 37.10 |
Sims 4 (2014)
| Low, 1024x768 | 111.60 |
| Medium, 1366x768 | 81.60 |
| High, 1920x1080 | 59.70 |
| Ultra, 1920x1080 | 57.00 |
Thief (2014)
| Low, 1024x768 | 51.10 |
| Medium, 1366x768 | 48.00 |
| High, 1366x768 | 45.30 |
| Ultra, 1920x1080 | 34.00 |
X-Plane 10.25 (2013)
| Low, 1024x768 | 71.70 |
| Medium, 1366x768 | 41.40 |
| High, 1366x768 | 22.00 |
| Ultra, 1920x1080 | 16.40 |
Battlefield 4 (2013)
| Low, 1024x768 | 93.00 |
| Medium, 1366x768 | 81.60 |
| High, 1366x768 | 73.90 |
| Ultra, 1920x1080 | 38.70 |
Metro: Last Light (2013)
| Low, 1024x768 | 84.00 |
| Medium, 1366x768 | 77.40 |
| High, 1366x768 | 60.00 |
| Ultra, 1920x1080 | 33.10 |
BioShock Infinite (2013)
| Low, 1280x720 | 164.60 |
| Medium, 1366x768 | 140.00 |
| High, 1366x768 | 124.70 |
| Ultra, 1920x1080 | 46.80 |
Tomb Raider (2013)
| Low, 1024x768 | 287.50 |
| Medium, 1366x768 | 193.90 |
| High, 1366x768 | 137.30 |
| Ultra, 1920x1080 | 62.70 |
Crysis 3 (2013)
| Low, 1024x768 | 107.80 |
| Medium, 1366x768 | 72.80 |
| High, 1366x768 | 48.20 |
| Ultra, 1920x1080 | 22.80 |
Hitman: Absolution (2012)
| Low, 1024x768 | 60.00 |
| Medium, 1366x768 | 56.30 |
| High, 1366x768 | 49.40 |
| Ultra, 1920x1080 | 37.30 |
Specifications (specs)
Essentials |
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| Architecture | GCN 1.0 |
| Code name | Neptune |
| Design | AMD Radeon R9 200 Series |
| Launch date | 9 January 2014 |
| Place in performance rating | 573 |
| Type | Desktop |
Technical info |
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| Boost clock speed | 900 MHz |
| Compute units | 20 |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz |
| Floating-point performance | 2,304 gflops |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm |
| Pipelines | 1280 |
| Texture fill rate | 72 GTexel / s |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 100 Watt |
| Transistor count | 2,800 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | No outputs |
| Eyefinity | |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Laptop size | large |
| Supplementary power connectors | None |
API support |
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| DirectX | 11 |
| Mantle | |
| OpenCL | Not Listed |
| OpenGL | 4.4 |
Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 153.6 GB/s |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1200 MHz |
| Memory type | GDDR5 |
| Shared memory | 0 |
Technologies |
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| DualGraphics | |
| FreeSync | |
| HD3D | |
| PowerTune | |
| Switchable graphics | |
| ZeroCore | |

