Radeon R9 M290X Crossfire vs R9 390 X2
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 289 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 6.64 |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) | GCN (2012−2015) |
| GPU code name | Grenada | Neptune CF |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 3 September 2015 (9 years ago) | 1 March 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,399 | no data |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2560 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 1000 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 900 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 6,200 million | 2x 2800 Million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 580 Watt | 200 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 160.0 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 5.12 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 64 | no data |
| TMUs | 160 | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | no data |
| Width | 3-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 4x 8-pin | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 2x 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 512 Bit | 2x 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1350 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 345.6 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (FL 11_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 September 2015 | 1 March 2014 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 580 Watt | 200 Watt |
R9 390 X2 has an age advantage of 1 year.
R9 M290X Crossfire, on the other hand, has 190% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R9 390 X2 and Radeon R9 M290X Crossfire. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon R9 390 X2 is a desktop card while Radeon R9 M290X Crossfire is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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