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    FirePro W9000 vs Radeon R9 M290X

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W9000 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 FirePro W9000 stacks up against Radeon R9 M290X, check out specs charts below.
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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

      FirePro W9000 Radeon R9 M290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI No outputs
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    • FirePro W9000 has 250% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 M290X.
    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • FirePro W9000 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M290X.
    • FirePro W9000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M290X - in Laptops.
    • FirePro W9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 125 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.
    • FirePro W9000 and Radeon R9 M290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 4300 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 4−5
    4K / 2160p 10−11 4−5
    low / 720p 60−65 30−35
    medium / 1080p 40−45 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 113% more, than Radeon R9 M290X.

    Full Specs

      FirePro W9000 Radeon R9 M290X
    Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN
    Code name Tahiti Neptune
    Type Workstation Laptop
    Release date 14 June 2012 7 January 2014
    Pipelines 2048 1280
    Core clock speed 975 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 900 MHz
    Transistor count 4,313 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 124.8 72.00
    Floating-point performance 3,994 gflops 2,304 gflops
    Length 279 mm
    Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 460 Mh/s 300 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Compute units 20
    Form factor full height / full length
    StereoOutput3D +
    Dual-link DVI support +
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