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    Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire vs Radeon R9 M290X

    When choosing between Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon R9 M290X, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon R9 M290X.
    Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire Check Price
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    Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon R9 M290X are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire 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 7970M Crossfire or Radeon R9 M290X here:

    Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire Laptops
    Radeon R9 M290X Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire Radeon R9 M290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire has 100% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 M290X.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon R9 M290X are build with GCN architecture.
    • Both graphics cards have the same core clock speed.
    • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon R9 M290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is 3600 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 4−5
    4K / 2160p 10−11 4−5
    low / 720p 60−65 30−35
    medium / 1080p 40−45 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 113% more, than Radeon R9 M290X.

    Full Specs

      Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire Radeon R9 M290X
    Architecture GCN GCN
    Code name Wimbledon XT Neptune
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 1 May 2012 7 January 2014
    Pipelines 2560 1280
    Core clock speed 850 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 900 MHz
    Transistor count 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 72.00
    Floating-point performance 2,304 gflops
    Memory bus width 2x 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 4800 MHz 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0
    Shader Model 5.1
    OpenGL 4.4
    OpenCL Not Listed
    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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