AMD Radeon Pro SSG vs AMD Radeon R9 290X2
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Pro SSG and AMD Radeon R9 290X2 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. 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), 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 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Pro SSG
- Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 1 month(s) later
- Around 44% higher core clock speed: 1440 MHz vs 1000 MHz
- Around 9% better floating-point performance: 12,288 gflops vs 2x 5,632 gflops
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
- Around 66% lower typical power consumption: 350 Watt vs 580 Watt
- 2x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 2x 4 GB
Launch date | 8 August 2017 vs 24 June 2014 |
Core clock speed | 1440 MHz vs 1000 MHz |
Floating-point performance | 12,288 gflops vs 2x 5,632 gflops |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 28 nm |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 350 Watt vs 580 Watt |
Maximum memory size | 16 GB vs 2x 4 GB |
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 290X2
- 5.7x more texture fill rate: 2x 176.0 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 384.0 GTexel / s
- Around 38% higher pipelines: 2x 2816 vs 4096
- 2.9x more memory clock speed: 5400 MHz vs 1890 MHz
- Around 16% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 19.441 vs 16.732
Specifications (specs) | |
Texture fill rate | 2x 176.0 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 384.0 GTexel / s |
Pipelines | 2x 2816 vs 4096 |
Memory clock speed | 5400 MHz vs 1890 MHz |
Benchmarks | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 19.441 vs 16.732 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon Pro SSG
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 290X2
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) |
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Name | AMD Radeon Pro SSG | AMD Radeon R9 290X2 |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 10972 | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 588 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 170.923 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 3178.443 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 16.732 | 19.441 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 173.59 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 1231.051 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 11029 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 7766 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 11029 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 7766 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Radeon Pro SSG | AMD Radeon R9 290X2 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | GCN 5.0 | GCN 2.0 |
Code name | Vega 10 | Hawaii |
Launch date | 8 August 2017 | 24 June 2014 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $6,999 | $1,399 |
Place in performance rating | 158 | 282 |
Type | Workstation | Desktop |
Technical info |
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Boost clock speed | 1500 MHz | |
Core clock speed | 1440 MHz | 1000 MHz |
Floating-point performance | 12,288 gflops | 2x 5,632 gflops |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
Pipelines | 4096 | 2x 2816 |
Texture fill rate | 384.0 GTexel / s | 2x 176.0 GTexel / s billion / sec |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 350 Watt | 580 Watt |
Transistor count | 12,500 million | 6,200 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | 6x mini-DisplayPort | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
Length | 267 mm | |
Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 4x 8-pin |
API support |
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DirectX | 12.0 (12_1) | 12.0 (12_0) |
OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 2x 4 GB |
Memory bandwidth | 483.8 GB / s | 2x 345.6 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 2048 Bit | 2x 512 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 1890 MHz | 5400 MHz |
Memory type | HBM2 | GDDR5 |