RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile vs Radeon R9 M290X Crossfire
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R9 M290X Crossfire with RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile, including specs and performance data.
RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile outperforms R9 M290X Crossfire by a whopping 123% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 356 | 133 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 6.71 | 26.00 |
| Architecture | GCN (2012−2015) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | Neptune CF | AD106 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 1 March 2014 (12 years ago) | 21 March 2023 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2560 | 4608 |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 1395 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 900 MHz | 1695 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2x 2800 Million | 22,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 115 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 244.1 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 15.62 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 48 |
| TMUs | no data | 144 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 144 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 36 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 4.5 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 32 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | large | large |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2x 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 2x 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 4800 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 256.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (FL 11_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.9 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
3DMark 11 Performance GPU
3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 62
−110%
| 130−140
+110%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 95−100
−122%
|
220−230
+122%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
−116%
|
80−85
+116%
|
| Palworld | 40−45
−114%
|
90−95
+114%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 35−40
−118%
|
85−90
+118%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 70−75
−116%
|
160−170
+116%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 95−100
−122%
|
220−230
+122%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
−116%
|
80−85
+116%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 55−60
−107%
|
120−130
+107%
|
| Fortnite | 95−100
−121%
|
210−220
+121%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
−122%
|
160−170
+122%
|
| Palworld | 40−45
−114%
|
90−95
+114%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 65−70
−112%
|
140−150
+112%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
−121%
|
300−310
+121%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 70−75
−116%
|
160−170
+116%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 95−100
−122%
|
220−230
+122%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 220−230
−105%
|
450−500
+105%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
−116%
|
80−85
+116%
|
| Dota 2 | 100−110
−121%
|
230−240
+121%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 55−60
−107%
|
120−130
+107%
|
| Fortnite | 95−100
−121%
|
210−220
+121%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
−122%
|
160−170
+122%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 65−70
−112%
|
140−150
+112%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35−40
−111%
|
80−85
+111%
|
| Palworld | 40−45
−114%
|
90−95
+114%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 65−70
−112%
|
140−150
+112%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 45−50
−108%
|
100−105
+108%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
−121%
|
300−310
+121%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 70−75
−116%
|
160−170
+116%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
−116%
|
80−85
+116%
|
| Dota 2 | 100−110
−121%
|
230−240
+121%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 55−60
−107%
|
120−130
+107%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
−122%
|
160−170
+122%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 65−70
−112%
|
140−150
+112%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 45−50
−108%
|
100−105
+108%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
−121%
|
300−310
+121%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 95−100
−121%
|
210−220
+121%
|
| Palworld | 40−45
−114%
|
90−95
+114%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 35−40
−114%
|
75−80
+114%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 120−130
−119%
|
280−290
+119%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−33
−117%
|
65−70
+117%
|
| Metro Exodus | 21−24
−105%
|
45−50
+105%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 160−170
−119%
|
350−400
+119%
|
| Valorant | 150−160
−122%
|
350−400
+122%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
−120%
|
110−120
+120%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
−119%
|
35−40
+119%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
−118%
|
85−90
+118%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
−116%
|
95−100
+116%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
−112%
|
55−60
+112%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 40−45
−113%
|
85−90
+113%
|
| Palworld | 24−27
−108%
|
50−55
+108%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
−100%
|
30−33
+100%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35
−119%
|
70−75
+119%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
−114%
|
30−33
+114%
|
| Palworld | 14−16
−114%
|
30−33
+114%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
−120%
|
55−60
+120%
|
| Valorant | 90−95
−122%
|
200−210
+122%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
−112%
|
55−60
+112%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
−100%
|
30−33
+100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−100%
|
14−16
+100%
|
| Dota 2 | 60−65
−110%
|
130−140
+110%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18−20
−111%
|
40−45
+111%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
−110%
|
65−70
+110%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
−106%
|
35−40
+106%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 18−20
−122%
|
40−45
+122%
|
| Palworld | 14−16
−114%
|
30−33
+114%
|
This is how R9 M290X Crossfire and RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile compete in popular games:
- RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile is 110% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 17.35 | 38.65 |
| Recency | 1 March 2014 | 21 March 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 115 Watt |
RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile has a 123% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 460% more advanced lithography process, and 74% lower power consumption.
The RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M290X Crossfire in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon R9 M290X Crossfire is a notebook graphics card while RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile is a mobile workstation one.
Other comparisons
We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.
