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    FirePro V5900 vs Radeon R9 M290X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro V5900 and Radeon R9 M290X. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro V5900 and Radeon R9 M290X. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
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    Radeon R9 M290X is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon R9 M290X is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon R9 M290X here:

    Radeon R9 M290X Laptops

    Main Specs

      FirePro V5900 Radeon R9 M290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DVI No outputs
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    • Radeon R9 M290X has 33% more power consumption, than FirePro V5900.
    • FirePro V5900 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon R9 M290X has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro V5900.
    • FirePro V5900 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M290X - in Laptops.
    • FirePro V5900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M290X is 250 MHz higher, than FirePro V5900.
    • FirePro V5900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M290X - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of FirePro V5900 is 800 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 4−5 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 2−3 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 1−2 4−5
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 14−16 30−35
    medium / 1080p 7−8 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 183% more, than FirePro V5900.

    Full Specs

      FirePro V5900 Radeon R9 M290X
    Architecture TeraScale 3 GCN
    Code name Cayman Neptune
    Type Workstation Laptop
    Release date 24 May 2011 7 January 2014
    Pipelines 512 1280
    Core clock speed 600 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 900 MHz
    Transistor count 2,640 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 19.20 72.00
    Floating-point performance 614.4 gflops 2,304 gflops
    Length 230 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 11.2 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.0 5.1
    OpenGL 4.4 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
    Vulkan N/A
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 66 Mh/s 300 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Compute units 20
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