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    Radeon Pro 580X vs Radeon R9 M290X

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon Pro 580X 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 Radeon Pro 580X stacks up against Radeon R9 M290X, check out specs charts below.
    Radeon Pro 580X
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    Radeon R9 M290X is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon R9 M290X is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 R9 M290X here:

    Radeon R9 M290X Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon Pro 580X Radeon R9 M290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Radeon Pro 580X has 50% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 M290X.
    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • Radeon Pro 580X has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M290X.
    • Radeon Pro 580X is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M290X - in Laptops.
    • Radeon Pro 580X is build with GCN 4.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro 580X is 250 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.
    • Radeon Pro 580X is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M290X - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 580X is 5580 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 24−27 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 18−20 4−5
    4K / 2160p 10−12 4−5
    low / 720p 60−65 30−35
    medium / 1080p 45−50 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 120% more, than Radeon R9 M290X.

    Full Specs

      Radeon Pro 580X Radeon R9 M290X
    Architecture GCN 4.0 GCN
    Code name Polaris 20 Neptune
    Type Workstation Laptop
    Release date 18 March 2019 7 January 2014
    Pipelines 2304 1280
    Core clock speed 1100 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 1200 MHz 900 MHz
    Transistor count 5,700 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 172.8 72.00
    Floating-point performance 2,304 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 6780 MHz 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 217.0 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 6.4 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.4
    OpenCL 2.0 Not Listed
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 300 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Compute units 20
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