Radeon HD 4890 vs Radeon R9 M290X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 4890 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 Radeon HD 4890 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

	Radeon HD 4890	Radeon R9 M290X
Power consumption (TDP)	190 Watt	100 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	None
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	No outputs
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Radeon HD 4890 has 90% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 M290X.
Radeon HD 4890 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 M290X has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4890.
Radeon HD 4890 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M290X - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 4890 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
Both graphics cards have the same core clock speed.
Radeon HD 4890 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M290X - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4890 is 2700 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	7−8	16−18
ultra / 1080p	4−5	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	4−5
low / 720p	16−18	30−35
medium / 1080p	8−9	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 122% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
high / 1080p	12−14	24−27
ultra / 1080p	10−11	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	9−10
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	24−27	55−60
medium / 1080p	12−14	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Battlefield 5 is 120% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 4890 and Radeon R9 M290X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	140−150	210−220
medium / 768p	110−120	180−190
ultra / 1080p	55−60	100−110
QHD / 1440p	30−33	55−60
4K / 2160p	27−30	30−35
high / 768p	80−85	150−160
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 64% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	20−22	40−45
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 16% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
low / 768p	80−85	110−120
medium / 768p	60−65	95−100
ultra / 1080p	35−40	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Dota 2 is 55% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
high / 1080p	8−9	18−20
ultra / 1080p	8−9	18−20
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	3−4	6−7
low / 720p	18−20	40−45
medium / 1080p	9−10	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Far Cry 5 is 133% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
high / 1080p	14−16	27−30
ultra / 1080p	10−11	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	60−65	100−110
medium / 1080p	24−27	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Fortnite is 89% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
high / 1080p	12−14	27−30
ultra / 1080p	10−12	21−24
QHD / 1440p	1−2	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	27−30	55−60
medium / 1080p	14−16	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Forza Horizon 4 is 130% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
low / 768p	50−55	90−95
medium / 768p	45−50	80−85
high / 1080p	12−14	30−35
ultra / 1080p	6−7	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Grand Theft Auto V is 89% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
high / 1080p	5−6	10−11
ultra / 1080p	3−4	8−9
4K / 2160p	0−1	3−4
low / 720p	12−14	30−35
medium / 1080p	6−7	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Metro Exodus is 128% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
low / 768p	95−100	110−120
high / 1080p	90−95	−
ultra / 1080p	80−85	−
medium / 1080p	90−95	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Minecraft is 15% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
high / 1080p	16−18	24−27
ultra / 1080p	14−16	18−20
low / 720p	30−35	60−65
medium / 1080p	18−20	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 65% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	7−8	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	12−14	30−35
medium / 1080p	10−12	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 100% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
low / 768p	24−27	60−65
medium / 768p	16−18	35−40
high / 1080p	9−10	21−24
ultra / 1080p	6−7	12−14
4K / 2160p	6−7	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 115% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
low / 768p	85−90	100−110
medium / 768p	45−50	60−65
ultra / 1080p	20−22	35−40
high / 768p	35−40	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in World of Tanks is 35% more, than Radeon HD 4890.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 4890	Radeon R9 M290X
Architecture	TeraScale	GCN
Code name	RV790	Neptune
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	2 April 2009	7 January 2014
Pipelines	800	1280
Core clock speed	850 MHz	850 MHz
Boost Clock		900 MHz
Transistor count	959 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	34.00	72.00
Floating-point performance	1,360.0 gflops	2,304 gflops
Length	241 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	3900 MHz	1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth	124.8 GB/s	153.6 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	4.1	5.1
OpenGL	3.3	4.4
OpenCL	1.1	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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Radeon HD 4890 vs Radeon R9 M290X

Radeon R9 M290X is a Laptop Graphics Card

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