AMD Radeon Pro 555 vs AMD Radeon R9 290

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Pro 555 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, Geekbench - OpenCL, 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon Pro 555

AMD Radeon R9 290

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Pro 555

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 7 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
3.7x lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 275 Watt
Around 2% higher memory clock speed: 5100 MHz vs 5000 MHz

Launch date	5 June 2017 vs 5 November 2013
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt vs 275 Watt
Memory clock speed	5100 MHz vs 5000 MHz

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 290

Around 11% higher core clock speed: 947 MHz vs 850 MHz
3.7x more texture fill rate: 151.5 GTexel / s vs 40.8 GTexel / s
3.3x more pipelines: 2560 vs 768
3.7x better floating-point performance: 4,849 gflops vs 1,306 gflops
2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
2.6x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 8210 vs 3141
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 763 vs 659
8.9x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 102277 vs 11524
2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 89.325 vs 31.301
2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1366.314 vs 572.795
3.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 10.034 vs 2.83
3.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 98.765 vs 26.388
3.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 540.645 vs 162.706
Around 56% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6300 vs 4042
Around 67% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3711 vs 2221
Around 56% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6300 vs 4042
Around 67% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3711 vs 2221

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	947 MHz vs 850 MHz
Texture fill rate	151.5 GTexel / s vs 40.8 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2560 vs 768
Floating-point performance	4,849 gflops vs 1,306 gflops
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	8210 vs 3141
PassMark - G2D Mark	763 vs 659
Geekbench - OpenCL	102277 vs 11524
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	89.325 vs 31.301
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1366.314 vs 572.795
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	10.034 vs 2.83
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	98.765 vs 26.388
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	540.645 vs 162.706
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6300 vs 4042
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3711 vs 2221
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3354 vs 3349
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6300 vs 4042
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3711 vs 2221
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3354 vs 3349

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon Pro 555
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 290

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

3141

8210

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

659

763

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

11524

102277

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

31.301

89.325

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

572.795

1366.314

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

2.83

10.034

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

26.388

98.765

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

162.706

540.645

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4042

6300

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2221

3711

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3349

3354

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4042

6300

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2221

3711

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3349

3354

Name	AMD Radeon Pro 555	AMD Radeon R9 290
PassMark - G3D Mark	3141	8210
PassMark - G2D Mark	659	763
Geekbench - OpenCL	11524	102277
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	31.301	89.325
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	572.795	1366.314
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.83	10.034
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	26.388	98.765
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	162.706	540.645
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4042	6300
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2221	3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3349	3354
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4042	6300
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2221	3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3349	3354
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		3699

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon Pro 555	AMD Radeon R9 290
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 4.0	GCN 2.0
Code name	Polaris 21	Hawaii
Launch date	5 June 2017	5 November 2013
Place in performance rating	705	339
Type	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Design		AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Launch price (MSRP)		$399
Technical info
Core clock speed	850 MHz	947 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,306 gflops	4,849 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	768	2560
Texture fill rate	40.8 GTexel / s	151.5 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt	275 Watt
Transistor count	3,000 million	6,200 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size	large
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	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	81.6 GB / s	320.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	5100 MHz	5000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0
Technologies
DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready
FreeSync
HDMI 2.0
HD3D
LiquidVR
TressFX
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)