Radeon Pro SSG vs Radeon R9 290X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon Pro SSG and Radeon R9 290X, 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 SSG stacks up against Radeon R9 290X, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  Radeon Pro SSG Radeon R9 290X
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type HBM2 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon Pro SSG has 40% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 290X.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon Pro SSG has 12 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 290X.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon Pro SSG is build with GCN 5.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 290X - with GCN.
  • Radeon Pro SSG is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 290X - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R9 290X is 8 mm longer, than Radeon Pro SSG.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro SSG is 640 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 290X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 50−55 35−40
ultra / 1080p 35−40 24−27
QHD / 1440p 27−30 18−20
4K / 2160p 16−18 10−11
low / 720p 80−85 60−65
medium / 1080p 60−65 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro SSG in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 39% more, than Radeon R9 290X.

Full Specs

  Radeon Pro SSG Radeon R9 290X
Architecture GCN 5.0 GCN
Code name Vega 10 Hawaii XT
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 8 August 2017 24 October 2013
Pipelines 4096 2816
Core clock speed 1440 MHz
Boost Clock 1500 MHz 947 MHz
Transistor count 12,500 million 6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 384.0 176.0
Floating-point performance 12,288 gflops 5,632 gflops
Length 267 mm 275 mm
Memory bus width 2048 Bit 512 Bit
Memory clock speed 1890 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 483.8 GB/s 320 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.125 +
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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