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    Radeon R9 M290X vs Radeon RX 480 mobile

    In this comparison between Radeon R9 M290X and Radeon RX 480 mobile 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 M290X will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX 480 mobile will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    Radeon R9 M290X and Radeon RX 480 mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Radeon R9 M290X and Radeon RX 480 mobile are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon RX 480 mobile here:

    Radeon R9 M290X Laptops
    Radeon RX 480 mobile Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon R9 M290X Radeon RX 480 mobile
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 100 Watt.
    • Radeon R9 M290X is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 480 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • Radeon RX 480 mobile has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M290X.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • Radeon R9 M290X is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - with Polaris.
    • Radeon R9 M290X is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 480 mobile is 6800 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 16−18 12−14
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 7−8
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
    4K / 2160p 4−5 −
    low / 720p 30−35 27−30
    medium / 1080p 20−22 14−16
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 25% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.

    Full Specs

      Radeon R9 M290X Radeon RX 480 mobile
    Architecture GCN Polaris
    Code name Neptune Polaris
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 7 January 2014 1 August 2016
    Pipelines 1280 2304
    Core clock speed 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 900 MHz 1077 MHz
    Transistor count 2,800 million 5,700 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 72.00 155.1
    Floating-point performance 2,304 gflops 4,963 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1200 MHz 8000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 153.6 GB/s 256.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.4
    OpenGL 4.4 4.6
    OpenCL Not Listed 2.0
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 300 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Compute units 20
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