AMD Radeon E8870 vs AMD Radeon R9 290

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon E8870 and AMD Radeon R9 290 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon E8870

AMD Radeon R9 290

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon E8870

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 6% higher core clock speed: 1000 MHz vs 947 MHz
3.7x lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 275 Watt
Around 20% higher memory clock speed: 6000 MHz vs 5000 MHz
Around 36% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 5030 vs 3711
5.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 18191 vs 3354
Around 36% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 5030 vs 3711
5.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 18191 vs 3354

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 September 2015 vs 5 November 2013
Core clock speed	1000 MHz vs 947 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt vs 275 Watt
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz vs 5000 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	5030 vs 3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	18191 vs 3354
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	5030 vs 3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	18191 vs 3354

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 290

3.2x more texture fill rate: 151.5 GTexel / s vs 48 GTexel / s
3.3x more pipelines: 2560 vs 768
3.2x better floating-point performance: 4,849 gflops vs 1,536 gflops
2.5x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 8256 vs 3368
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 769 vs 708
2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 89.325 vs 36.948
Around 56% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1366.314 vs 874.689
9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 10.034 vs 1.11
Around 36% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6300 vs 4620
Around 36% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6300 vs 4620

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	151.5 GTexel / s vs 48 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2560 vs 768
Floating-point performance	4,849 gflops vs 1,536 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	8256 vs 3368
PassMark - G2D Mark	769 vs 708
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	89.325 vs 36.948
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1366.314 vs 874.689
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	10.034 vs 1.11
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6300 vs 4620
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6300 vs 4620

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon E8870
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 290

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

3368

8256

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

708

769

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

36.948

89.325

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

874.689

1366.314

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1.11

10.034

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4620

6300

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

5030

3711

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

18191

3354

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4620

6300

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

5030

3711

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

18191

3354

Name	AMD Radeon E8870	AMD Radeon R9 290
PassMark - G3D Mark	3368	8256
PassMark - G2D Mark	708	769
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	36.948	89.325
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	874.689	1366.314
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.11	10.034
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4620	6300
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	5030	3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	18191	3354
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4620	6300
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	5030	3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	18191	3354
Geekbench - OpenCL		102277
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		98.765
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		540.645
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		3694

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon E8870	AMD Radeon R9 290
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 2.0	GCN 2.0
Code name	Saturn	Hawaii
Launch date	29 September 2015	5 November 2013
Place in performance rating	352	354
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Design		AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Launch price (MSRP)		$399
Technical info
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	947 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,536 gflops	4,849 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	768	2560
Texture fill rate	48 GTexel / s	151.5 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt	275 Watt
Transistor count	2,080 million	6,200 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Length		275 mm
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_0)	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	96 GB / s	320.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz	5000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Technologies
HD3D
LiquidVR
TressFX
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)