Maxwell GPU Surface Book vs Radeon R9 M290X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Maxwell GPU Surface Book 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 Maxwell GPU Surface Book stacks up against Radeon R9 M290X, check out specs charts below.
Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon R9 M290X are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Maxwell GPU Surface Book 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 Maxwell GPU Surface Book or Radeon R9 M290X here:
Main Specs
Maxwell GPU Surface Book
Radeon R9 M290X
Power consumption (TDP)
100 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Radeon R9 M290X has 3 GB more memory, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Maxwell GPU Surface Book is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book is 104 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.
Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon R9 M290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book is 3812 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
8−9
16−18
ultra / 1080p
5−6
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
4−5
4K / 2160p
−
4−5
low / 720p
20−22
30−35
medium / 1080p
10−12
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 81% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p
14−16
24−27
ultra / 1080p
12−14
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
9−10
4K / 2160p
−
6−7
low / 720p
30−35
55−60
medium / 1080p
16−18
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Battlefield 5 is 73% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon R9 M290X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
150−160
210−220
medium / 768p
130−140
180−190
ultra / 1080p
65−70
100−110
QHD / 1440p
35−40
55−60
4K / 2160p
27−30
30−35
high / 768p
95−100
150−160
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 45% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
24−27
40−45
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 13% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p
85−90
110−120
medium / 768p
65−70
95−100
ultra / 1080p
40−45
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Dota 2 is 43% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p
10−11
18−20
ultra / 1080p
9−10
18−20
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
4−5
6−7
low / 720p
24−27
40−45
medium / 1080p
10−12
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Far Cry 5 is 75% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p
16−18
27−30
ultra / 1080p
12−14
21−24
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
low / 720p
70−75
100−110
medium / 1080p
30−33
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Fortnite is 60% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p
14−16
27−30
ultra / 1080p
12−14
21−24
QHD / 1440p
3−4
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
30−35
55−60
medium / 1080p
16−18
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Forza Horizon 4 is 87% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p
60−65
90−95
medium / 768p
50−55
80−85
high / 1080p
16−18
30−35
ultra / 1080p
8−9
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Grand Theft Auto V is 57% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p
6−7
10−11
ultra / 1080p
4−5
8−9
4K / 2160p
1−2
3−4
low / 720p
16−18
30−35
medium / 1080p
8−9
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Metro Exodus is 100% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p
95−100
110−120
high / 1080p
95−100
−
ultra / 1080p
85−90
−
medium / 1080p
95−100
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Minecraft is 13% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p
18−20
24−27
ultra / 1080p
14−16
18−20
low / 720p
35−40
60−65
medium / 1080p
18−20
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 50% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
30−35
medium / 1080p
12−14
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 50% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p
30−35
60−65
medium / 768p
21−24
35−40
high / 1080p
10−12
21−24
ultra / 1080p
7−8
12−14
4K / 2160p
6−7
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 75% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p
90−95
100−110
medium / 768p
50−55
60−65
ultra / 1080p
24−27
35−40
high / 768p
40−45
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in World of Tanks is 22% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
Full Specs
Maxwell GPU Surface Book
Radeon R9 M290X
Architecture
Maxwell
GCN
Code name
Surface Book
Neptune
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
1 October 2015
7 January 2014
Pipelines
384
1280
Core clock speed
954 MHz
850 MHz
Boost Clock
993 MHz
900 MHz
Transistor count
2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
72.00
Floating-point performance
2,304 gflops
Memory bus width
64 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
5012 MHz
1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth
153.6 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.4
OpenCL
Not Listed
CUDA
+
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0 x16
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
300 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Optimus
+
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
Compute units
20
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