Intel Arc A370M vs AMD Radeon R9 290

Comparative analysis of Intel Arc A370M 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: 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), PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, 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).

Intel Arc A370M

AMD Radeon R9 290

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Arc A370M

Videocard is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 64% higher core clock speed: 1550 MHz vs 947 MHz
866x more texture fill rate: 131.2 GTexel/s vs 151.5 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 6 nm vs 28 nm
7.9x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 275 Watt
Around 87% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 167.171 vs 89.325
Around 8% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1470.844 vs 1366.314
Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 10.937 vs 10.034

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	30 Mar 2022 vs 5 November 2013
Core clock speed	1550 MHz vs 947 MHz
Texture fill rate	131.2 GTexel/s vs 151.5 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 275 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	167.171 vs 89.325
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1470.844 vs 1366.314
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	10.937 vs 10.034

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 290

2.5x more pipelines: 2560 vs 1024
2.9x more memory clock speed: 5000 MHz vs 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective
Around 39% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 98.765 vs 71.258
Around 12% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 540.645 vs 482.549
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 774 vs 724
Around 62% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 8293 vs 5115
3.5x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 102277 vs 29602
Around 7% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 3683 vs 3443

Specifications (specs)
Pipelines	2560 vs 1024
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz vs 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	98.765 vs 71.258
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	540.645 vs 482.549
PassMark - G2D Mark	774 vs 724
PassMark - G3D Mark	8293 vs 5115
Geekbench - OpenCL	102277 vs 29602
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	3683 vs 3443

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Arc A370M
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 290

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

167.171

89.325

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

1470.844

1366.314

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

10.937

10.034

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

71.258

98.765

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

482.549

540.645

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

724

774

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

5115

8293

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

29602

102277

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

3443

3683

Name	Intel Arc A370M	AMD Radeon R9 290
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	167.171	89.325
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1470.844	1366.314
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	10.937	10.034
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	71.258	98.765
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	482.549	540.645
PassMark - G2D Mark	724	774
PassMark - G3D Mark	5115	8293
Geekbench - OpenCL	29602	102277
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	3443	3683
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		6300
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3354
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		6300
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3354

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Arc A370M	AMD Radeon R9 290
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 12.7	GCN 2.0
Code name	DG2-128	Hawaii
Launch date	30 Mar 2022	5 November 2013
Place in performance rating	362	360
Design		AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Launch price (MSRP)		$399
Type		Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	2050 MHz
Core clock speed	1550 MHz	947 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	28 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	1,050 GFLOPS (1:4)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	8.397 TFLOPS (2:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	4.198 TFLOPS
Pipelines	1024	2560
Pixel fill rate	65.60 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	131.2 GTexel/s	151.5 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	275 Watt
Transistor count	7200 million	6,200 million
Floating-point performance		4,849 gflops
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	Portable Device Dependent	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	IGP
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length		275 mm
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
API support
DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12
OpenCL	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Shader Model	6.6
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	112.0 GB/s	320.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective	5000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR5
Technologies
HD3D
LiquidVR
TressFX
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)