RTX A1000 Mobile vs Radeon R9 290

Place in performance ranking	244	221
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	12.45	no data
Architecture	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Hawaii	GA107
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	5 November 2013 (10 years ago)	30 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	no data
Current price	$20 (0.1x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2560	2048
Core clock speed	947 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1140 MHz
Number of transistors	6,200 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	275 Watt	95 Watt (35 - 95 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	151.5	72.96
Floating-point performance	4,849 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 290 and RTX A1000 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	no data	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	275 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	no data

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	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	512 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	320.0 GB/s	176.0 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	Portable Device Dependent
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.3	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	no data	8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

R9 290 20.96

RTX A1000 Mobile 23.10
+10.2%

RTX A1000 Mobile outperforms Radeon R9 290 by 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

R9 290 11860
+4.8%

RTX A1000 Mobile 11321

Radeon R9 290 outperforms RTX A1000 Mobile by 5% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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	55−60 −18.2%	65 +18.2%
1440p	21−24 −19%	25 +19%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

55−60

−10.9%

61
+10.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 −12.5%	45−50 +12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45−50 −11.1%	50 +11.1%
Battlefield 5	65−70 −16.9%	75−80 +16.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −17.5%	45−50 +17.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 −11.1%	50 +11.1%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −17.8%	50−55 +17.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 −10.9%	60−65 +10.9%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 −13.3%	100−110 +13.3%
Hitman 3	40−45 −15%	45−50 +15%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 −13.8%	90−95 +13.8%
Metro Exodus	65−70 −16.9%	75−80 +16.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 −12.7%	60−65 +12.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	95−100 −14.7%	109 +14.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −12.7%	62 +12.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 −12.5%	45−50 +12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −22.2%	33 +22.2%
Battlefield 5	65−70 −16.9%	75−80 +16.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −17.5%	45−50 +17.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 −23.3%	37 +23.3%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −17.8%	50−55 +17.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 −10.9%	60−65 +10.9%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 −13.3%	100−110 +13.3%
Hitman 3	40−45 −15%	45−50 +15%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 −13.8%	90−95 +13.8%
Metro Exodus	65−70 −16.9%	75−80 +16.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 −12.7%	60−65 +12.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80 −16%	87 +16%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 −13.3%	85 +13.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −11.7%	65−70 +11.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 −12.5%	45−50 +12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −19%	25 +19%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −17.5%	45−50 +17.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −20.8%	29 +20.8%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −17.8%	50−55 +17.8%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 −13.3%	100−110 +13.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 −13.8%	90−95 +13.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 −16.9%	76 +16.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −22.9%	43 +22.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −23.8%	26 +23.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

55−60

−12.7%

60−65
+12.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −25.7%	40−45 +25.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 −20%	45−50 +20%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −14.3%	24−27 +14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −22.2%	22 +22.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −14.8%	30−35 +14.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −11.4%	35−40 +11.4%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −15%	45−50 +15%
Hitman 3	24−27 −12.5%	27−30 +12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −17.5%	45−50 +17.5%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −25.7%	40−45 +25.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 −11.1%	50−55 +11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −16.7%	27−30 +16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −21.4%	17 +21.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−33

−26.7%

35−40
+26.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −27.8%	21−24 +27.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
Hitman 3	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −23.8%	24−27 +23.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −14.3%	16−18 +14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −19%	24−27 +19%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −30%	12−14 +30%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −30%	12−14 +30%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −18.5%	30−35 +18.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −23.8%	24−27 +23.8%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −22.2%	21−24 +22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%