FireStream 9370 vs Radeon R9 M290X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FireStream 9370 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 FireStream 9370 stacks up against Radeon R9 M290X, check out specs charts below.

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:

Main Specs

  FireStream 9370 Radeon R9 M290X
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FireStream 9370 has 125% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 M290X.
  • FireStream 9370 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • FireStream 9370 and Radeon R9 M290X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • FireStream 9370 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M290X - in Laptops.
  • FireStream 9370 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M290X is 25 MHz higher, than FireStream 9370.
  • FireStream 9370 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M290X - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FireStream 9370 is 3400 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 16−18
ultra / 1080p 7−8 10−11
QHD / 1440p 2−3 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 30% more, than FireStream 9370.

Full Specs

  FireStream 9370 Radeon R9 M290X
Architecture TeraScale 2 GCN
Code name Cypress Neptune
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 23 June 2010 7 January 2014
Pipelines 1600 1280
Core clock speed 825 MHz 850 MHz
Boost Clock 900 MHz
Transistor count 2,154 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 66.00 72.00
Floating-point performance 2,640.0 gflops 2,304 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4600 MHz 1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 147.2 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan N/A
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 300 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Compute units 20
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