HD Graphics 6000 vs Radeon R9 M290X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between HD Graphics 6000 and Radeon R9 M290X, 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 HD Graphics 6000 stacks up against Radeon R9 M290X, check out specs charts below.

HD Graphics 6000 and Radeon R9 M290X are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: HD Graphics 6000 and Radeon R9 M290X are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 HD Graphics 6000 or Radeon R9 M290X here:

Main Specs

  HD Graphics 6000 Radeon R9 M290X
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x1 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type System Shared GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon R9 M290X has 566% more power consumption, than HD Graphics 6000.
  • HD Graphics 6000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x1, and Radeon R9 M290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • HD Graphics 6000 is build with Gen. 8 Broadwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M290X is 550 MHz higher, than HD Graphics 6000.
  • HD Graphics 6000 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M290X - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 16−18
ultra / 1080p 0−1 10−11
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 10−11 30−35
medium / 1080p 2−3 20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 333% more, than HD Graphics 6000.

Full Specs

  HD Graphics 6000 Radeon R9 M290X
Architecture Gen. 8 Broadwell GCN
Code name Broadwell GT3 Neptune
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 5 January 2015 7 January 2014
Pipelines 48 1280
Core clock speed 300 MHz 850 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz 900 MHz
Transistor count 189 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 48.00 72.00
Floating-point performance 2,304 gflops
Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 153.6 GB/s
Shared memory + -
DirectX 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.4
OpenCL 2.0 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.1.80
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 300 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Quick Sync +
Compute units 20
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