Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs R9 M290X Crossfire

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M290X Crossfire with Radeon RX 7900 XTX, including specs and performance data.

R9 M290X Crossfire
2014
2x 4 GB GDDR5, 200 Watt
16.39

RX 7900 XTX outperforms R9 M290X Crossfire by a whopping 324% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking30810
Place by popularitynot in top-10057
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data34.86
Power efficiency6.4915.51
ArchitectureGCN (2012−2015)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2025)
GPU code nameNeptune CFNavi 31
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 March 2014 (11 years ago)3 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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 cores25606144
Core clock speed850 MHz1929 MHz
Boost clock speed900 MHz2498 MHz
Number of transistors2x 2800 Million57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt355 Watt
Texture fill rateno data959.2
Floating-point processing powerno data61.39 TFLOPS
ROPsno data192
TMUsno data384
Ray Tracing Coresno data96

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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data287 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2x 4 GB24 GB
Memory bus width2x 256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed4800 MHz2500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data960.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (FL 11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.2
Vulkan-1.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

R9 M290X Crossfire 16.39
RX 7900 XTX 69.45
+324%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

R9 M290X Crossfire 14147
RX 7900 XTX 83322
+489%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

R9 M290X Crossfire 32792
RX 7900 XTX 148746
+354%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

R9 M290X Crossfire 10551
RX 7900 XTX 64680
+513%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

R9 M290X Crossfire 71977
RX 7900 XTX 211480
+194%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD62
−289%
241
+289%
1440p35−40
−363%
162
+363%
4K21−24
−381%
101
+381%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.15
1440pno data6.17
4Kno data9.89

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 45−50
−664%
359
+664%
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
−248%
355
+248%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−558%
250
+558%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 45−50
−517%
290
+517%
Battlefield 5 75−80
−153%
190−200
+153%
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
−241%
348
+241%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−532%
240
+532%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−248%
212
+248%
Fortnite 95−100
−215%
300−350
+215%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−363%
338
+363%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
−372%
269
+372%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
−164%
170−180
+164%
Valorant 130−140
−231%
450−500
+231%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 45−50
−323%
199
+323%
Battlefield 5 75−80
−153%
190−200
+153%
Counter-Strike 2 100−110
−232%
339
+232%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 220−230
−25.8%
270−280
+25.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−471%
217
+471%
Dota 2 100−110
−89.4%
197
+89.4%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−236%
205
+236%
Fortnite 95−100
−215%
300−350
+215%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−352%
330
+352%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
−346%
254
+346%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
−161%
175
+161%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−529%
239
+529%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
−164%
170−180
+164%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−990%
545
+990%
Valorant 130−140
−231%
450−500
+231%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
−153%
190−200
+153%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−445%
207
+445%
Dota 2 100−110
−71.2%
178
+71.2%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−210%
189
+210%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−304%
295
+304%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
−164%
170−180
+164%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−496%
298
+496%
Valorant 130−140
−231%
450−500
+231%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 95−100
−215%
300−350
+215%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
−622%
267
+622%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
−297%
500−550
+297%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−33
−450%
165
+450%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−600%
161
+600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
−5.4%
170−180
+5.4%
Valorant 170−180
−182%
450−500
+182%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
−284%
190−200
+284%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−759%
146
+759%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−368%
187
+368%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−544%
290
+544%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−721%
238
+721%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 40−45
−268%
150−160
+268%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 14−16
−436%
75−80
+436%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−347%
67
+347%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
−481%
186
+481%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−671%
108
+671%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−658%
197
+658%
Valorant 100−105
−232%
300−350
+232%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−404%
130−140
+404%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−187%
43
+187%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−943%
73
+943%
Dota 2 60−65
−156%
159
+156%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−737%
159
+737%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−632%
227
+632%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−465%
95−100
+465%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18−20
−339%
75−80
+339%

This is how R9 M290X Crossfire and RX 7900 XTX compete in popular games:

  • RX 7900 XTX is 289% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7900 XTX is 363% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7900 XTX is 381% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 7900 XTX is 990% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 7900 XTX surpassed R9 M290X Crossfire in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.39 69.45
Recency 1 March 2014 3 November 2022
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 355 Watt

R9 M290X Crossfire has 77.5% lower power consumption.

RX 7900 XTX, on the other hand, has a 323.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7900 XTX is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M290X Crossfire in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 M290X Crossfire is a notebook card while Radeon RX 7900 XTX is a desktop one.

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