GRID K260Q vs Radeon R9 290X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GRID K260Q and Radeon R9 290X, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GRID K260Q stacks up against Radeon R9 290X, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  GRID K260Q Radeon R9 290X
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 290X has 11% more power consumption, than GRID K260Q.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon R9 290X has 2 GB more memory, than GRID K260Q.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GRID K260Q is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 290X - with GCN.
  • GRID K260Q and Radeon R9 290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID K260Q is 3750 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 290X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 35−40
ultra / 1080p 9−10 24−27
QHD / 1440p 3−4 18−20
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 30−35 60−65
medium / 1080p 18−20 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 153% more, than GRID K260Q.

Full Specs

  GRID K260Q Radeon R9 290X
Architecture Kepler GCN
Code name GK104 Hawaii XT
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 28 June 2013 24 October 2013
Pipelines 1536 2816
Core clock speed 745 MHz
Boost Clock 947 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 95.36 176.0
Floating-point performance 2,289 gflops 5,632 gflops
Length 275 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 512 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 320 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA 3.0
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.76 kh/s
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 623 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.07 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 25.75 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 350 Sol/s
AppAcceleration +
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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