Radeon HD 5670 vs Radeon R9 M290X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 5670 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 Radeon HD 5670 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.

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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 5670	Radeon R9 M290X
Power consumption (TDP)	64 Watt	100 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA	No outputs
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Radeon R9 M290X has 56% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 5670.
Radeon HD 5670 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 5670.
Radeon HD 5670 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M290X - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 5670 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M290X is 75 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5670.
Radeon HD 5670 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M290X - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M290X is 200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5670.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	4−5
low / 720p	1−2	30−35
medium / 1080p	0−1	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3100% more, than Radeon HD 5670.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	9−10
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	0−1	55−60
medium / 1080p	−	27−30
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5670 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R9 M290X.
low / 768p	60−65	210−220
medium / 768p	27−30	180−190
ultra / 1080p	7−8	100−110
QHD / 1440p	−	55−60
4K / 2160p	−	30−35
high / 768p	16−18	150−160
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 489% more, than Radeon HD 5670.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	0−1	40−45
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5670 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon R9 M290X.
low / 768p	45−50	110−120
medium / 768p	10−11	95−100
ultra / 1080p	0−1	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Dota 2 is 265% more, than Radeon HD 5670.
high / 1080p	−	18−20
ultra / 1080p	−	18−20
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	0−1	40−45
medium / 1080p	−	21−24
high / 1080p	−	27−30
ultra / 1080p	−	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	21−24	100−110
medium / 1080p	0−1	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Fortnite is 377% more, than Radeon HD 5670.
high / 1080p	0−1	27−30
ultra / 1080p	−	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	0−1	55−60
medium / 1080p	0−1	30−35
low / 768p	18−20	90−95
medium / 768p	−	80−85
high / 1080p	0−1	30−35
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Grand Theft Auto V is 384% more, than Radeon HD 5670.
high / 1080p	−	10−11
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
4K / 2160p	−	3−4
low / 720p	0−1	30−35
medium / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 768p	75−80	110−120
high / 1080p	27−30	−
medium / 1080p	−	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Minecraft is 49% more, than Radeon HD 5670.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	18−20
low / 720p	8−9	60−65
medium / 1080p	−	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 675% more, than Radeon HD 5670.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	30−35
medium / 1080p	−	16−18
low / 768p	0−1	60−65
medium / 768p	−	35−40
high / 1080p	−	21−24
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 768p	45−50	100−110
medium / 768p	14−16	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	35−40
high / 768p	12−14	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in World of Tanks is 200% more, than Radeon HD 5670.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 5670	Radeon R9 M290X
Architecture	Terascale 2	GCN
Code name	Redwood	Neptune
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	14 January 2010	7 January 2014
Pipelines	400	1280
Core clock speed	775 MHz	850 MHz
Boost Clock		900 MHz
Transistor count	627 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	15.50	72.00
Floating-point performance	620.0 gflops	2,304 gflops
Length	168 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64 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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Radeon HD 5670 vs Radeon R9 M290X

Radeon R9 M290X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Main Specs

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