Qualcomm Adreno 685
VS
Radeon R9 M290X Mac Edition
Qualcomm Adreno 685
VS
Radeon R9 M290X Mac Edition

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards Qualcomm Adreno 685 and Radeon R9 M290X Mac Edition. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

687
Place in performance rating
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Architecture
GCN 1.0
6 December 2018 (3 years ago)
Release date
23 November 2014 (7 years ago)
$1429
Price now
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0.58
Value for money
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GPU code name
Pitcairn
Laptop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between Qualcomm Adreno 685 and Radeon R9 M290X Mac Edition based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

7 nm
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
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Texture fill rate
62.40
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Pipelines / CUDA cores
1024
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Boost clock speed
975 MHz
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Number of transistors
2,800 million
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Thermal design power (TDP)
80 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the Qualcomm Adreno 685 and Radeon R9 M290X Mac Edition.

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Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
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Supplementary power connectors
None

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 Qualcomm Adreno 685 and Radeon R9 M290X Mac Edition can be seen in this section.

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Memory type
GDDR5
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Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
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Memory bus width
256 Bit
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Memory clock speed
5.5 GB/s
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Memory bandwidth
174.7 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards Qualcomm Adreno 685 and Radeon R9 M290X Mac Edition, the size and number of monitors.

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Display Connectors
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API support

The difference in supported APIs is Qualcomm Adreno 685 and Radeon R9 M290X Mac Edition. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

DirectX 12
DirectX
12 (11_1)
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OpenGL
4.6
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Vulkan
1.2
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Shader Model
5.1
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OpenCL
1.2

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for Qualcomm Adreno 685 and Radeon R9 M290X Mac Edition 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 Qualcomm Adreno 685 or Radeon R9 M290X Mac Edition good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) Qualcomm Adreno 685
Radeon R9 M290X Mac Edition
Death Stranding (2020) Qualcomm Adreno 685
Radeon R9 M290X Mac Edition
F1 2020 (2020) Qualcomm Adreno 685
Radeon R9 M290X Mac Edition
Gears Tactics (2020) Qualcomm Adreno 685
Radeon R9 M290X Mac Edition
Doom Eternal (2020) Qualcomm Adreno 685
Radeon R9 M290X Mac Edition
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 Qualcomm Adreno 685

4.32% faster in synthetic tests

Finer manufacturing process technology (7 nm vs 28 nm)

Advantages of Radeon R9 M290X Mac Edition

There is no accountable advantage

So, Qualcomm Adreno 685 or Radeon R9 M290X Mac Edition?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend Qualcomm Adreno 685 .

Qualcomm Adreno 685 versus Radeon R9 M290X Mac Edition performance benchmarks comparison

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Qualcomm Adreno 685
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