Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri vs Radeon R9 M290X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri 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 R7 384 Cores Kaveri stacks up against Radeon R9 M290X, check out specs charts below.

Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri

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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 R7 384 Cores Kaveri	Radeon R9 M290X
Power consumption (TDP)		100 Watt
Interface		PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		None
Memory type		GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount		4 GB
Display Connectors		No outputs
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Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M290X - in Laptops.
Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri and Radeon R9 M290X are build with GCN architecture.
Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M290X is 130 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri and Radeon R9 M290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

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	18−20	30−35
medium / 1080p	9−10	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	12−14	24−27
ultra / 1080p	10−12	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	9−10
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	27−30	55−60
medium / 1080p	14−16	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Battlefield 5 is 106% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri 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	30−35	55−60
4K / 2160p	27−30	30−35
high / 768p	85−90	150−160
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 62% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	21−24	40−45
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 16% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	85−90	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 50% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	9−10	18−20
ultra / 1080p	8−9	18−20
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	4−5	6−7
low / 720p	21−24	40−45
medium / 1080p	10−11	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Far Cry 5 is 90% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	16−18	27−30
ultra / 1080p	10−12	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	65−70	100−110
medium / 1080p	24−27	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Fortnite is 76% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	12−14	27−30
ultra / 1080p	12−14	21−24
QHD / 1440p	2−3	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 114% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	55−60	90−95
medium / 768p	45−50	80−85
high / 1080p	14−16	30−35
ultra / 1080p	7−8	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Grand Theft Auto V is 77% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	5−6	10−11
ultra / 1080p	3−4	8−9
4K / 2160p	0−1	3−4
low / 720p	14−16	30−35
medium / 1080p	7−8	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Metro Exodus is 128% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	95−100	110−120
high / 1080p	90−95	−
ultra / 1080p	80−85	−
medium / 1080p	95−100	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Minecraft is 13% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	16−18	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 Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	8−9	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	14−16	30−35
medium / 1080p	10−12	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 81% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	27−30	60−65
medium / 768p	18−20	35−40
high / 1080p	10−11	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 100% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	85−90	100−110
medium / 768p	45−50	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	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 R7 384 Cores Kaveri.

Full Specs

	Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri	Radeon R9 M290X
Architecture	GCN	GCN
Code name	Kaveri Spectre	Neptune
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	14 January 2014	7 January 2014
Pipelines	384	1280
Core clock speed	720 MHz	850 MHz
Boost Clock		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		256 Bit
Memory clock speed		1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth		153.6 GB/s
Shared memory	+	-
DirectX	DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.2
Shader Model		5.1
OpenGL		4.4
OpenCL		Not Listed
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 R7 384 Cores Kaveri vs Radeon R9 M290X

Radeon R9 M290X is a Laptop Graphics Card

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