Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon R9 M360

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R9 290X and Radeon R9 M360, 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 R9 290X stacks up against Radeon R9 M360, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon R9 290X	Radeon R9 M360
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	No outputs
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Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon R9 290X and Radeon R9 M360 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon R9 290X is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon R9 M360 - with GCN 1.0.
Radeon R9 290X and Radeon R9 M360 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 290X is 125 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M360.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	35−40	8−9
ultra / 1080p	24−27	4−5
QHD / 1440p	18−20	0−1
4K / 2160p	10−11	−
low / 720p	60−65	18−20
medium / 1080p	45−50	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 330% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
high / 1080p	60−65	12−14
ultra / 1080p	50−55	10−12
QHD / 1440p	35−40	0−1
4K / 2160p	18−20	−
low / 720p	110−120	27−30
medium / 1080p	65−70	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Battlefield 5 is 362% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
low / 768p	250−260	150−160
medium / 768p	220−230	120−130
ultra / 1080p	190−200	60−65
QHD / 1440p	110−120	30−35
4K / 2160p	70−75	27−30
high / 768p	210−220	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 118% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
low / 768p	60−65	55−60
ultra / 1080p	−	21−24
medium / 1080p	55−60	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
low / 768p	120−130	85−90
medium / 768p	110−120	65−70
ultra / 1080p	100−110	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Dota 2 is 79% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
high / 1080p	45−50	9−10
ultra / 1080p	45−50	9−10
QHD / 1440p	30−35	−
4K / 2160p	16−18	4−5
low / 720p	85−90	21−24
medium / 1080p	50−55	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Far Cry 5 is 354% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
high / 1080p	65−70	16−18
ultra / 1080p	50−55	10−12
QHD / 1440p	30−35	−
4K / 2160p	27−30	−
low / 720p	180−190	65−70
medium / 1080p	120−130	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Fortnite is 245% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
high / 1080p	65−70	14−16
ultra / 1080p	45−50	12−14
QHD / 1440p	35−40	2−3
4K / 2160p	24−27	−
low / 720p	110−120	30−33
medium / 1080p	70−75	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Forza Horizon 4 is 353% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
low / 768p	140−150	55−60
medium / 768p	130−140	50−55
high / 1080p	75−80	14−16
ultra / 1080p	30−35	7−8
QHD / 1440p	24−27	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Grand Theft Auto V is 193% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
high / 1080p	27−30	5−6
ultra / 1080p	21−24	4−5
QHD / 1440p	18−20	−
4K / 2160p	9−10	0−1
low / 720p	70−75	14−16
medium / 1080p	35−40	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Metro Exodus is 400% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
low / 768p	130−140	95−100
high / 1080p	−	90−95
ultra / 1080p	−	85−90
medium / 1080p	120−130	95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Minecraft is 34% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
high / 1080p	−	18−20
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	100−110	35−40
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 100% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
high / 1080p	27−30	−
ultra / 1080p	18−20	8−9
QHD / 1440p	12−14	0−1
4K / 2160p	8−9	−
low / 720p	70−75	14−16
medium / 1080p	35−40	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 290% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
low / 768p	140−150	27−30
medium / 768p	90−95	18−20
high / 1080p	50−55	10−11
ultra / 1080p	27−30	7−8
4K / 2160p	16−18	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 378% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
low / 768p	90−95	85−90
medium / 768p	60−65	45−50
ultra / 1080p	55−60	21−24
high / 768p	−	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in World of Tanks is 34% more, than Radeon R9 M360.

Full Specs

	Radeon R9 290X	Radeon R9 M360
Architecture	GCN	GCN 1.0
Code name	Hawaii XT	Tropo
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	24 October 2013	5 May 2015
Pipelines	2816	512
Core clock speed		900 MHz
Boost Clock	947 MHz	925 MHz
Transistor count	6,200 million	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	176.0	29.60
Floating-point performance	5,632 gflops	947.2 gflops
Length	275 mm
Memory bus width	512 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth	320 GB/s	72 GB/s
Shared memory	-
Shader Model	6.3	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	2.0	Not Listed
Vulkan	+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)	0.76 kh/s
FreeSync	+	+
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
HDMI	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	623 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+	+
HD3D	+	+
PowerTune		+
DualGraphics		+
TrueAudio	+
ZeroCore		+
Switchable graphics		+
Mantle		+
Design	reference
DisplayPort support	+
CrossFire	+
DDMA audio	+
Decred / DCR (Decred)	1.07 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	25.75 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)	350 Sol/s
Compute units		8
AppAcceleration	+
LiquidVR	+
TressFX	+
UVD	+
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Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon R9 M360

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