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).

 

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: 775 vs 724
  • Around 62% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 8293 vs 5115
  • 3.4x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 102277 vs 29668
  • 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 775 vs 724
PassMark - G3D Mark 8293 vs 5115
Geekbench - OpenCL 102277 vs 29668
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
775
PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
5115
8293
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
29668
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 724 775
PassMark - G3D Mark 5115 8293
Geekbench - OpenCL 29668 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 361 360
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)