Radeon R9 M290X vs Radeon RX Vega 9
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R9 M290X and Radeon RX Vega 9, 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 M290X stacks up against Radeon RX Vega 9, check out specs charts below.
Radeon R9 M290X and Radeon RX Vega 9 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon R9 M290X and Radeon RX Vega 9 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 Vega 9 here:
Main Specs
Radeon R9 M290X
Radeon RX Vega 9
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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Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon R9 M290X is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon RX Vega 9 - with Vega.
Radeon R9 M290X is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega 9 - by 14 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
16−18
12−14
ultra / 1080p
10−11
8−9
QHD / 1440p
4−5
2−3
4K / 2160p
4−5
−
low / 720p
30−35
27−30
medium / 1080p
20−22
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 30% more, than Radeon RX Vega 9.
high / 1080p
24−27
21−24
ultra / 1080p
21−24
18−20
QHD / 1440p
9−10
5−6
4K / 2160p
6−7
4−5
low / 720p
55−60
45−50
medium / 1080p
27−30
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Battlefield 5 is 25% more, than Radeon RX Vega 9.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon R9 M290X and Radeon RX Vega 9 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
210−220
190−200
medium / 768p
180−190
160−170
ultra / 1080p
100−110
85−90
QHD / 1440p
55−60
50−55
4K / 2160p
30−35
30−33
high / 768p
150−160
130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 12% more, than Radeon RX Vega 9.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
40−45
35−40
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon RX Vega 9.
low / 768p
110−120
100−110
medium / 768p
95−100
85−90
ultra / 1080p
65−70
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Dota 2 is 12% more, than Radeon RX Vega 9.
high / 1080p
18−20
14−16
ultra / 1080p
18−20
14−16
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
6−7
5−6
low / 720p
40−45
35−40
medium / 1080p
21−24
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Far Cry 5 is 16% more, than Radeon RX Vega 9.
high / 1080p
27−30
21−24
ultra / 1080p
21−24
16−18
QHD / 1440p
16−18
16−18
low / 720p
100−110
90−95
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Fortnite is 17% more, than Radeon RX Vega 9.
high / 1080p
27−30
21−24
ultra / 1080p
21−24
18−20
QHD / 1440p
10−11
7−8
4K / 2160p
10−11
−
low / 720p
55−60
45−50
medium / 1080p
30−35
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Forza Horizon 4 is 25% more, than Radeon RX Vega 9.
low / 768p
90−95
75−80
medium / 768p
80−85
70−75
high / 1080p
30−35
24−27
ultra / 1080p
12−14
10−12
QHD / 1440p
4−5
1−2
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Grand Theft Auto V is 21% more, than Radeon RX Vega 9.
high / 1080p
10−11
8−9
ultra / 1080p
8−9
6−7
4K / 2160p
3−4
2−3
low / 720p
30−35
24−27
medium / 1080p
14−16
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Metro Exodus is 40% more, than Radeon RX Vega 9.
low / 768p
110−120
100−110
ultra / 1080p
−
100−110
medium / 1080p
100−110
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Minecraft is 4% more, than Radeon RX Vega 9.
high / 1080p
24−27
21−24
ultra / 1080p
18−20
16−18
low / 720p
60−65
50−55
medium / 1080p
24−27
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 17% more, than Radeon RX Vega 9.
high / 1080p
14−16
12−14
ultra / 1080p
10−11
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
24−27
medium / 1080p
16−18
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 20% more, than Radeon RX Vega 9.
low / 768p
60−65
45−50
medium / 768p
35−40
30−33
high / 1080p
21−24
16−18
ultra / 1080p
12−14
10−11
4K / 2160p
8−9
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 27% more, than Radeon RX Vega 9.
low / 768p
100−110
95−100
medium / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
35−40
30−35
high / 768p
55−60
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in World of Tanks is 8% more, than Radeon RX Vega 9.
Full Specs
Radeon R9 M290X
Radeon RX Vega 9
Architecture
GCN
Vega
Code name
Neptune
Vega Raven Ridge
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
7 January 2014
26 October 2017
Pipelines
1280
576
Core clock speed
850 MHz
Boost Clock
900 MHz
1300 MHz
Transistor count
2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
14 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_1
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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