AMD Radeon R9 M290X vs ATI Radeon X700 PRO

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 M290X and ATI Radeon X700 PRO 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).

AMD Radeon R9 M290X

ATI Radeon X700 PRO

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M290X

Videocard is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 4 month(s) later
2x more core clock speed: 850 MHz vs 425 MHz
21.2x more texture fill rate: 72 GTexel / s vs 3.4 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 110 nm
32x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 128 MB
Around 40% higher memory clock speed: 1200 MHz vs 860 MHz
43.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3282 vs 76
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 426 vs 302

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	9 January 2014 vs 1 September 2004
Core clock speed	850 MHz vs 425 MHz
Texture fill rate	72 GTexel / s vs 3.4 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 110 nm
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 128 MB
Memory clock speed	1200 MHz vs 860 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	3282 vs 76
PassMark - G2D Mark	426 vs 302

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon X700 PRO

3x lower typical power consumption: 33 Watt vs 100 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	33 Watt vs 100 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 M290X
GPU 2: ATI Radeon X700 PRO

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

3282

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

426

302

Name	AMD Radeon R9 M290X	ATI Radeon X700 PRO
PassMark - G3D Mark	3282	76
PassMark - G2D Mark	426	302
Geekbench - OpenCL	24008
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	51.022
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	936.497
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	5.62
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	77.584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	267.307
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6666
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2581
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2526
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6666
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2581
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2526

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R9 M290X	ATI Radeon X700 PRO
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	R400
Code name	Neptune	RV410
Design	AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Launch date	9 January 2014	1 September 2004
Place in performance rating	573	571
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$179
Technical info
Boost clock speed	900 MHz
Compute units	20
Core clock speed	850 MHz	425 MHz
Floating-point performance	2,304 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	110 nm
Pipelines	1280
Texture fill rate	72 GTexel / s	3.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	33 Watt
Transistor count	2,800 million	120 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Eyefinity
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Laptop size	large
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
API support
DirectX	11	9.0b
Mantle
OpenCL	Not Listed
OpenGL	4.4	2.0
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	128 MB
Memory bandwidth	153.6 GB/s	13.76 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1200 MHz	860 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Shared memory	0
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
ZeroCore