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    Radeon R9 FURY X vs Radeon R9 M290X

    In this comparison between Radeon R9 FURY X and Radeon R9 M290X you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon R9 FURY X will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 M290X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
    Radeon R9 FURY X Check Price
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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 R9 FURY X Radeon R9 M290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 275 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 2x 8-pin None
    Memory type High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort No outputs
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    • Radeon R9 FURY X has 175% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 M290X.
    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • Radeon R9 FURY X and Radeon R9 M290X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Radeon R9 FURY X is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M290X - in Laptops.
    • Radeon R9 FURY X is build with GCN 3.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
    • Radeon R9 FURY X and Radeon R9 M290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M290X is 150 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 FURY X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 50−55 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 30−35 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 27−30 4−5
    4K / 2160p 14−16 4−5
    low / 720p 75−80 30−35
    medium / 1080p 60−65 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 193% more, than Radeon R9 M290X.

    Full Specs

      Radeon R9 FURY X Radeon R9 M290X
    Architecture GCN 3.0 GCN
    Code name Fiji Neptune
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 24 June 2015 7 January 2014
    Pipelines 4096 1280
    Core clock speed 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 1050 MHz 900 MHz
    Transistor count 8,900 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 268.8 72.00
    Floating-point performance 8,602 gflops 2,304 gflops
    Length 191 mm
    Memory bus width 4096 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1050 MHz 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 512 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    Shader Model 6.3 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.4
    OpenCL 2.0 Not Listed
    Vulkan +
    FreeSync + +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0 x16
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 858 Mh/s 300 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity + +
    HD3D + +
    PowerTune + +
    DualGraphics +
    TrueAudio +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle + +
    Design reference
    Bridgeless CrossFire +
    Number of Eyefinity displays 6
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    VCE +
    DDMA audio +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 33.4 Mh/s
    Compute units 64 20
    AppAcceleration +
    High bandwidth memory (HBM) +
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
    FRTC +
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