AMD Radeon R9 M290X
VS
AMD Radeon R9 285
AMD Radeon R9 M290X
VS
AMD Radeon R9 285

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards AMD Radeon R9 M290X and AMD Radeon R9 285. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

333
Place in performance rating
208
no data
Value for money (0-100)
0.05
GCN
Architecture
GCN 3.0
Neptune
Code name
Tonga
Laptop
Type
Desktop
7 January 2014 (7 years ago)
Release date
2 September 2014 (7 years ago)
no data
Launch price (MSRP)
$249
$613
Price now
$385 (1.5x MSRP)
1.68
Value for money
13.04
Neptune
GPU code name
Tonga
Laptop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between AMD Radeon R9 M290X and AMD Radeon R9 285 based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

1280
Pipelines
1792
850 MHz
Core clock speed
918 MHz
900 MHz
Boost Clock
no data
2,800 million
Transistor count
5,000 million
28 nm
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
100 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
190 Watt
72.00
Texture fill rate
102.8
2,304 gflops
Floating-point performance
3,290 gflops
20
Compute units
no data
1280
Pipelines / CUDA cores
1792
900 MHz
Boost clock speed
no data
2,800 million
Number of transistors
5,000 million
100 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
190 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the AMD Radeon R9 M290X and AMD Radeon R9 285.

PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
no data
Length
221 mm
None
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
large
Laptop size
no data
PCIe 3.0 x16
Bus support
no data

Memory

Graphics card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require more and faster memory. The higher these parameters, the more productive the chip. The difference in these characteristics AMD Radeon R9 M290X and AMD Radeon R9 285 can be seen in this section.

GDDR5
Memory type
GDDR5
4 GB
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
256 Bit
Memory bus width
256 Bit
1200 MHz
Memory clock speed
5500 MHz
153.6 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
176.0 GB/s
-
Shared memory
no data

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards AMD Radeon R9 M290X and AMD Radeon R9 285, the size and number of monitors.

No outputs
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
1
Eyefinity
no data
no data
HDMI
+

Technologies

The difference between AMD Radeon R9 M290X and AMD Radeon R9 285 is the additional functionality.

-
AppAcceleration
no data
1
FreeSync
no data
+
HD3D
no data
+
PowerTune
no data
-
TrueAudio
no data
+
ZeroCore
no data
-
Enduro
no data
1
DualGraphics
no data
1
Switchable graphics
no data

API support

The difference in supported APIs is AMD Radeon R9 M290X and AMD Radeon R9 285. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

DirectX® 11
DirectX
12 (12_0)
4.4
OpenGL
4.6
5.1
Shader Model
no data
Not Listed
OpenCL
no data
+
Mantle
no data

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for AMD Radeon R9 M290X and AMD Radeon R9 285 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the AMD Radeon R9 M290X or AMD Radeon R9 285 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) AMD Radeon R9 M290X
AMD Radeon R9 285
Death Stranding (2020) AMD Radeon R9 M290X
AMD Radeon R9 285
F1 2020 (2020) AMD Radeon R9 M290X
AMD Radeon R9 285
Gears Tactics (2020) AMD Radeon R9 M290X
AMD Radeon R9 285
Doom Eternal (2020) AMD Radeon R9 M290X
AMD Radeon R9 285
Legend
5 Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
? Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 M290X

14.93% faster in synthetic tests

Less power consumption (100 Watt vs 190 Watt)

More maximum RAM amount (4 GB vs 2 GB)

Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 285

Cheaper ($385 (1.5x MSRP) vs $613)

More pipelines (1792 vs 1280)

More memory bandwidth (176.0 GB/s vs 153.6 GB/s)

So, AMD Radeon R9 M290X or AMD Radeon R9 285?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend AMD Radeon R9 M290X .

AMD Radeon R9 M290X versus AMD Radeon R9 285 performance benchmarks comparison

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