Radeon R9 290 vs Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 with Radeon R9 290, including specs and performance data.

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7
2020
10.03

R9 290 outperforms Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 by a whopping 109% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking450259
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data7.90
Power efficiencyno data5.27
ArchitectureGen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code nameTiger Lake XeHawaii
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date15 August 2020 (4 years ago)5 November 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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 cores962560
Core clock speedno data947 MHz
Number of transistorsno data6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology10 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data275 Watt
Texture fill rateno data151.5
Floating-point processing powerno data4.849 TFLOPS
ROPsno data64
TMUsno data160

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data275 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin + 1x 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 typeDDR4GDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data4 GB
Memory bus widthno data512 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1250 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data320.0 GB/s
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 Connectorsno data2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Sync+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX 12_112 (12_0)
Shader Modelno data6.3
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.0
Vulkan-1.2.131

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 10.03
R9 290 20.98
+109%

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.

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 5000
R9 290 11860
+137%

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−108%
50−55
+108%
Battlefield 5 30−35
−93.5%
60−65
+93.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
−100%
40−45
+100%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−95.7%
45−50
+95.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−96.4%
55−60
+96.4%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−97%
130−140
+97%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−104%
110−120
+104%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−104%
55−60
+104%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−103%
65−70
+103%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−108%
50−55
+108%
Battlefield 5 30−35
−93.5%
60−65
+93.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
−100%
40−45
+100%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−95.7%
45−50
+95.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−96.4%
55−60
+96.4%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−97%
130−140
+97%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−104%
110−120
+104%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−93.5%
60−65
+93.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−104%
55−60
+104%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−103%
65−70
+103%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−92.3%
50−55
+92.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−108%
50−55
+108%
Battlefield 5 30−35
−93.5%
60−65
+93.5%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−95.7%
45−50
+95.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−96.4%
55−60
+96.4%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−97%
130−140
+97%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−92.3%
50−55
+92.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−80%
18−20
+80%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
−100%
40−45
+100%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−92.9%
27−30
+92.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−87.5%
30−33
+87.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−108%
27−30
+108%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−80%
18−20
+80%
Battlefield 5 18−20
−84.2%
35−40
+84.2%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−90.9%
21−24
+90.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−100%
30−33
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−105%
90−95
+105%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−102%
85−90
+102%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−100%
16−18
+100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−100%
18−20
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−100%
12−14
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−100%
14−16
+100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−100%
12−14
+100%
Battlefield 5 9−10
−100%
18−20
+100%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−100%
14−16
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−100%
24−27
+100%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.03 20.98
Recency 15 August 2020 5 November 2013
Chip lithography 10 nm 28 nm

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 has an age advantage of 6 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

R9 290, on the other hand, has a 109.2% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon R9 290 is our recommended choice as it beats the Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 in performance tests.

Be aware that Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is a notebook card while Radeon R9 290 is a desktop one.


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