AMD Radeon R9 M290X videocard review

AMD Radeon R9 M290X

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

PassMark
G3D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
38582
3256
PassMark
G2D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
1295
430
Geekbench
OpenCL
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
345616
23514
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
939.363 mPixels/s
51.022 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
14101.507 Frames/s
936.497 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
95.851 Frames/s
5.620 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
530.303 Frames/s
77.584 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
4429.590 mHash/s
258.046 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770 Frames
6666 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823 Frames
2581 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225 Frames
2526 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770.000 Fps
6666.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823.000 Fps
2581.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225.000 Fps
2526.000 Fps
Name Value
PassMark - G3D Mark 3256
PassMark - G2D Mark 430
Geekbench - OpenCL 23514
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 258.046 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, 1024x768132.10
Medium, 1366x76894.70
High, 1920x108042.40
Ultra, 1920x108027.60

Far Cry 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x76876.10
Medium, 1366x76870.70
High, 1920x108049.10
Ultra, 1920x108041.40

Assassin's Creed Unity (2014)

Low, 1024x76844.70
Medium, 1366x76839.00
High, 1920x108024.40
Ultra, 1920x108018.10

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)

Low, 1024x76875.10
Medium, 1366x76854.80
High, 1920x108054.00
Ultra, 1920x108033.80

Alien: Isolation (2014)

Low, 1024x768140.40
Medium, 1366x768120.50
High, 1920x108073.40
Ultra, 1920x108057.10

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)

Low, 1280x720151.00
Medium, 1344x756102.80
High, 1920x108050.80
Ultra, 1920x108037.10

Sims 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x768111.60
Medium, 1366x76881.60
High, 1920x108059.70
Ultra, 1920x108057.00

Thief (2014)

Low, 1024x76851.10
Medium, 1366x76848.00
High, 1366x76845.30
Ultra, 1920x108034.00

X-Plane 10.25 (2013)

Low, 1024x76871.70
Medium, 1366x76841.40
High, 1366x76822.00
Ultra, 1920x108016.40

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Low, 1024x76893.00
Medium, 1366x76881.60
High, 1366x76873.90
Ultra, 1920x108038.70

Metro: Last Light (2013)

Low, 1024x76884.00
Medium, 1366x76877.40
High, 1366x76860.00
Ultra, 1920x108033.10

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x720164.60
Medium, 1366x768140.00
High, 1366x768124.70
Ultra, 1920x108046.80

Tomb Raider (2013)

Low, 1024x768287.50
Medium, 1366x768193.90
High, 1366x768137.30
Ultra, 1920x108062.70

Crysis 3 (2013)

Low, 1024x768107.80
Medium, 1366x76872.80
High, 1366x76848.20
Ultra, 1920x108022.80

Hitman: Absolution (2012)

Low, 1024x76860.00
Medium, 1366x76856.30
High, 1366x76849.40
Ultra, 1920x108037.30

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture GCN 1.0
Code name Neptune
Design AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Launch date 9 January 2014
Place in performance rating 598
Type Desktop

Technical info

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

Display Connectors No outputs
Eyefinity

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size large
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 11
Mantle
OpenCL Not Listed
OpenGL 4.4

Memory

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

AMD Eyefinity
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
ZeroCore