AMD Radeon R9 290X2 vs AMD Radeon HD 8770 OEM
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 290X2 and AMD Radeon HD 8770 OEM 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: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 290X2
- Videocard is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
- 37x more texture fill rate: 2x 176.0 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 58.8 GTexel / s
- 6.3x more pipelines: 2x 2816 vs 896
- 6x better floating-point performance: 2x 5,632 gflops vs 1,882 gflops
- 8x more maximum memory size: 2x 4 GB vs 1 GB
Launch date | 24 June 2014 vs 2 September 2013 |
Texture fill rate | 2x 176.0 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 58.8 GTexel / s |
Pipelines | 2x 2816 vs 896 |
Floating-point performance | 2x 5,632 gflops vs 1,882 gflops |
Maximum memory size | 2x 4 GB vs 1 GB |
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 8770 OEM
- Around 5% higher core clock speed: 1050 MHz vs 1000 MHz
- 6.8x lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 580 Watt
- Around 11% higher memory clock speed: 6000 MHz vs 5400 MHz
Core clock speed | 1050 MHz vs 1000 MHz |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 85 Watt vs 580 Watt |
Memory clock speed | 6000 MHz vs 5400 MHz |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 290X2
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 8770 OEM
Name | AMD Radeon R9 290X2 | AMD Radeon HD 8770 OEM |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 19.441 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 4551 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 4551 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 6886 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 6886 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 17482 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 17482 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Radeon R9 290X2 | AMD Radeon HD 8770 OEM | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | GCN 2.0 | GCN 2.0 |
Code name | Hawaii | Bonaire |
Launch date | 24 June 2014 | 2 September 2013 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $1,399 | |
Place in performance rating | 275 | 273 |
Type | Desktop | Desktop |
Technical info |
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Core clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1050 MHz |
Floating-point performance | 2x 5,632 gflops | 1,882 gflops |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
Pipelines | 2x 2816 | 896 |
Texture fill rate | 2x 176.0 GTexel / s billion / sec | 58.8 GTexel / s |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 580 Watt | 85 Watt |
Transistor count | 6,200 million | 2,080 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
Supplementary power connectors | 4x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
Length | 183 mm | |
API support |
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DirectX | 12.0 (12_0) | 12.0 (12_0) |
OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.5 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 2x 4 GB | 1 GB |
Memory bandwidth | 2x 345.6 GB / s | 96 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 2x 512 Bit | 128 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 5400 MHz | 6000 MHz |
Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |