Quadro CX vs Radeon R9 290X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro CX and Radeon R9 290X. 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 Quadro CX and Radeon R9 290X. 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.

Quadro CX

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Main Specs

	Quadro CX	Radeon R9 290X
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	250 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	4 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 290X has 66% more power consumption, than Quadro CX.
Quadro CX is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Quadro CX has 1532 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 290X.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro CX is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 290X - with GCN.
Quadro CX is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 290X - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R9 290X is 8 mm longer, than Quadro CX.
Memory clock speed of Quadro CX is 350 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 290X.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	1−2	35−40
ultra / 1080p	0−1	24−27
QHD / 1440p	0−1	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	10−12	60−65
medium / 1080p	2−3	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 880% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p	−	60−65
ultra / 1080p	3−4	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	12−14	110−120
medium / 1080p	4−5	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Battlefield 5 is 1014% more, than Quadro CX.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Quadro CX and Radeon R9 290X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	110−120	250−260
medium / 768p	85−90	220−230
ultra / 1080p	35−40	190−200
QHD / 1440p	−	110−120
4K / 2160p	10−11	70−75
high / 768p	60−65	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 209% more, than Quadro CX.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	14−16	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
Quadro CX and Radeon R9 290X have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	70−75	120−130
medium / 768p	45−50	110−120
ultra / 1080p	18−20	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Dota 2 is 150% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p	2−3	45−50
ultra / 1080p	2−3	45−50
QHD / 1440p	−	30−35
4K / 2160p	0−1	16−18
low / 720p	10−11	85−90
medium / 1080p	3−4	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Far Cry 5 is 1350% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p	−	65−70
ultra / 1080p	5−6	50−55
QHD / 1440p	1−2	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	45−50	180−190
medium / 1080p	8−9	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Fortnite is 553% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p	3−4	65−70
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	14−16	110−120
medium / 1080p	6−7	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Forza Horizon 4 is 962% more, than Quadro CX.
low / 768p	40−45	140−150
medium / 768p	−	130−140
high / 1080p	3−4	75−80
ultra / 1080p	2−3	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	24−27
medium / 720p	35−40	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Grand Theft Auto V is 431% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p	1−2	27−30
ultra / 1080p	0−1	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
4K / 2160p	0−1	9−10
low / 720p	3−4	70−75
medium / 1080p	2−3	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Metro Exodus is 2200% more, than Quadro CX.
low / 768p	85−90	130−140
high / 1080p	55−60	−
medium / 1080p	−	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Minecraft is 55% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p	14−16	−
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	24−27	100−110
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 170% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p	−	27−30
ultra / 1080p	3−4	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	4−5	70−75
medium / 1080p	−	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 1025% more, than Quadro CX.
low / 768p	8−9	140−150
medium / 768p	7−8	90−95
high / 1080p	3−4	50−55
ultra / 1080p	3−4	27−30
4K / 2160p	0−1	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 1480% more, than Quadro CX.
low / 768p	70−75	90−95
medium / 768p	35−40	60−65
ultra / 1080p	12−14	55−60
high / 768p	30−33	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in World of Tanks is 70% more, than Quadro CX.

Full Specs

	Quadro CX	Radeon R9 290X
Architecture	Tesla 2.0	GCN
Code name	GT200B	Hawaii XT
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	11 November 2008	24 October 2013
Pipelines	192	2816
Core clock speed	602 MHz
Boost Clock		947 MHz
Transistor count	1,400 million	6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	38.53	176.0
Floating-point performance	462.3 gflops	5,632 gflops
Length	267 mm	275 mm
Memory bus width	384 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	320 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	4.0	6.3
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	+
CUDA	1.3
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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Quadro CX vs Radeon R9 290X

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