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    Radeon PRO WX 3100 vs Radeon R9 M290X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon PRO WX 3100 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 PRO WX 3100 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 PRO WX 3100 and Radeon R9 M290X are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Radeon PRO WX 3100 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 PRO WX 3100 or Radeon R9 M290X here:

    Radeon PRO WX 3100 Laptops
    Radeon R9 M290X Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon PRO WX 3100 Radeon R9 M290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort, 2x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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    • Radeon R9 M290X has 53% more power consumption, than Radeon PRO WX 3100.
    • Radeon PRO WX 3100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 M290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon PRO WX 3100 and Radeon R9 M290X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Radeon PRO WX 3100 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 M290X - in Laptops.
    • Radeon PRO WX 3100 is build with Polaris architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
    • Radeon PRO WX 3100 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M290X - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon PRO WX 3100 is 4800 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 14−16 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 8−9 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 3−4 4−5
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 27−30 30−35
    medium / 1080p 16−18 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 21% more, than Radeon PRO WX 3100.

    Full Specs

      Radeon PRO WX 3100 Radeon R9 M290X
    Architecture Polaris GCN
    Code name Polaris 12 Neptune
    Type Mobile workstation Laptop
    Release date 21 March 2017 7 January 2014
    Pipelines 512 1280
    Core clock speed 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 1219 MHz 900 MHz
    Transistor count 2,200 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 39.01 72.00
    Floating-point performance 1,248 gflops 2,304 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 96 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 large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Compute units 20
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