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    Radeon R9 Fury vs Radeon R9 M290X

    When choosing between Radeon R9 Fury 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 R9 Fury and Radeon R9 M290X.
    Radeon R9 Fury Check Price
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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 R9 Fury Radeon R9 M290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 275 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort No outputs
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    • Radeon R9 Fury has 175% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 M290X.
    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • Radeon R9 Fury and Radeon R9 M290X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Radeon R9 Fury is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M290X - in Laptops.
    • Radeon R9 Fury is build with GCN 1.2 architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
    • Radeon R9 Fury and Radeon R9 M290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M290X is 700 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 Fury.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 50−55 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 30−35 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 27−30 4−5
    4K / 2160p 14−16 4−5
    low / 720p 75−80 30−35
    medium / 1080p 60−65 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 Fury in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 193% more, than Radeon R9 M290X.

    Full Specs

      Radeon R9 Fury Radeon R9 M290X
    Architecture GCN 1.2 GCN
    Code name Fiji Neptune
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 16 June 2015 7 January 2014
    Pipelines 3584 1280
    Core clock speed 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 1000 MHz 900 MHz
    Transistor count 8,900 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 224.0 72.00
    Floating-point performance 7,168 gflops 2,304 gflops
    Memory bus width 4096 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 500 MHz 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 512 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    Shader Model 6.3 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.4
    OpenCL 2.0 Not Listed
    Vulkan +
    FreeSync + +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0 x16
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 800 Mh/s 300 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity + +
    HD3D + +
    PowerTune + +
    DualGraphics +
    TrueAudio +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle + +
    Bridgeless CrossFire +
    Number of Eyefinity displays 6
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    VCE +
    DDMA audio +
    Compute units 56 20
    AppAcceleration +
    High bandwidth memory (HBM) +
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
    FRTC +
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