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    Quadro CX vs Radeon R9 M290X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro CX and Radeon R9 M290X. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Quadro CX and Radeon R9 M290X. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
    Quadro CX
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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

      Quadro CX Radeon R9 M290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None
    Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video No outputs
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    • Quadro CX has 50% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 M290X.
    • Quadro CX is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Quadro CX has 1532 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M290X.
    • Quadro CX is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M290X - in Laptops.
    • Quadro CX is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M290X is 248 MHz higher, than Quadro CX.
    • Quadro CX is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M290X - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Quadro CX is 400 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 1−2 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 0−1 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 10−12 30−35
    medium / 1080p 2−3 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 360% more, than Quadro CX.

    Full Specs

      Quadro CX Radeon R9 M290X
    Architecture Tesla 2.0 GCN
    Code name GT200B Neptune
    Type Workstation Laptop
    Release date 11 November 2008 7 January 2014
    Pipelines 192 1280
    Core clock speed 602 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 900 MHz
    Transistor count 1,400 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 38.53 72.00
    Floating-point performance 462.3 gflops 2,304 gflops
    Length 267 mm
    Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1600 MHz 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 11.1 (10_0)
    Shader Model 4.0 5.1
    OpenGL 3.3 4.4
    OpenCL 1.1 Not Listed
    Vulkan N/A
    CUDA 1.3
    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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