FirePro M8900 vs Radeon R9 M290X
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 569 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 5.98 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | Neptune | Blackcomb |
| Market segment | Laptop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 9 January 2014 (12 years ago) | 12 April 2011 (15 years ago) |
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 | 1280 | 960 |
| Compute units | 20 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 680 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 900 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2,800 million | 1,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 72.00 | 32.64 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.304 TFLOPS | 1.306 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 80 | 48 |
| L1 Cache | 320 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
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 | large | large |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 x16 | n/a |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Form factor | no data | MXM-B |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1200 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 153.6 GB/s | 115 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | Portable Device Dependent | No outputs |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | + | - |
| HD3D | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| DualGraphics | + | - |
| ZeroCore | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 11 | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 (5.1) | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | Not Listed | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
| Mantle | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 9 January 2014 | 12 April 2011 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 75 Watt |
R9 M290X has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 43% more advanced lithography process.
FirePro M8900, on the other hand, has 33% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R9 M290X and FirePro M8900. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon R9 M290X is a notebook graphics card while FirePro M8900 is a mobile workstation one.
Other comparisons
We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.
