Radeon Pro WX 3200 vs Radeon R9 290X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon Pro WX 3200 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 WX 3200 stacks up against Radeon R9 290X, check out specs charts below.

Radeon Pro WX 3200 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro WX 3200 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 Pro WX 3200 here:

Main Specs

  Radeon Pro WX 3200 Radeon R9 290X
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 290X has 284% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro WX 3200.
  • Radeon Pro WX 3200 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon Pro WX 3200 and Radeon R9 290X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Radeon Pro WX 3200 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 290X - in Desktops.
  • Radeon Pro WX 3200 is build with Polaris architecture, and Radeon R9 290X - with GCN.
  • Radeon Pro WX 3200 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 290X - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro WX 3200 is 4750 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 290X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 35−40
ultra / 1080p 7−8 24−27
QHD / 1440p 2−3 18−20
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 27−30 60−65
medium / 1080p 16−18 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 192% more, than Radeon Pro WX 3200.

Full Specs

  Radeon Pro WX 3200 Radeon R9 290X
Architecture Polaris GCN
Code name Polaris 12 Hawaii XT
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 26 September 2019 24 October 2013
Pipelines 640 2816
Core clock speed 1082 MHz
Boost Clock 947 MHz
Transistor count 2,200 million 6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 41.44 176.0
Floating-point performance 5,632 gflops
Length 275 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 512 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 320 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.76 kh/s
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 623 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
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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