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    Radeon HD 7870M vs Radeon R9 M290X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 7870M 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 Radeon HD 7870M 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 HD 7870M and Radeon R9 M290X are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Radeon HD 7870M 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 Radeon HD 7870M or Radeon R9 M290X here:

    Radeon HD 7870M Laptops
    Radeon R9 M290X Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon HD 7870M Radeon R9 M290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Radeon R9 M290X has 122% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7870M.
    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • Radeon R9 M290X has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7870M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • Radeon HD 7870M and Radeon R9 M290X are build with GCN architecture.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M290X is 50 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870M.
    • Radeon HD 7870M and Radeon R9 M290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870M is 2800 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 6−7 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 4−5 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 16−18 30−35
    medium / 1080p 8−9 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 122% more, than Radeon HD 7870M.

    Full Specs

      Radeon HD 7870M Radeon R9 M290X
    Architecture GCN GCN
    Code name Heathrow XT Neptune
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 24 April 2012 7 January 2014
    Pipelines 640 1280
    Core clock speed 800 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 900 MHz
    Transistor count 1,500 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 32.00 72.00
    Floating-point performance 1,024 gflops 2,304 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 300 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Compute units 20
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