Radeon Pro 580 vs R9 M290X Crossfire

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M290X Crossfire with Radeon Pro 580, including specs and performance data.

R9 M290X Crossfire
2014
2x 4 GB GDDR5, 200 Watt
18.85

Pro 580 outperforms R9 M290X Crossfire by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking304285
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.549.22
ArchitectureGCN (2012−2015)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameNeptune CFPolaris 20
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date1 March 2014 (10 years ago)5 June 2017 (7 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores25602304
Core clock speed850 MHz1100 MHz
Boost clock speed900 MHz1200 MHz
Number of transistors2x 2800 Million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rateno data172.8
Floating-point processing powerno data5.53 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data144

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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2x 4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width2x 256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed4800 MHz1695 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data217.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (FL 11_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.0
Vulkan-1.2.131

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 HD62
−4.8%
65−70
+4.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 45−50
+4.4%
45−50
−4.4%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−5.3%
40−45
+5.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 45−50
+4.4%
45−50
−4.4%
Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−5.3%
40−45
+5.3%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+1.7%
60−65
−1.7%
Fortnite 95−100
−4.2%
100−105
+4.2%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−2.7%
75−80
+2.7%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
−4.5%
70−75
+4.5%
Valorant 130−140
−2.2%
140−150
+2.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 45−50
+4.4%
45−50
−4.4%
Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 220−230
−3.6%
230−240
+3.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−5.3%
40−45
+5.3%
Dota 2 100−110
+4%
100−105
−4%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+1.7%
60−65
−1.7%
Fortnite 95−100
−4.2%
100−105
+4.2%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−2.7%
75−80
+2.7%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
−4.5%
70−75
+4.5%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−5.3%
40−45
+5.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
−4.5%
70−75
+4.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Valorant 130−140
−2.2%
140−150
+2.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−5.3%
40−45
+5.3%
Dota 2 100−110
+4%
100−105
−4%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+1.7%
60−65
−1.7%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−2.7%
75−80
+2.7%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
−4.5%
70−75
+4.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Valorant 130−140
−2.2%
140−150
+2.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 95−100
−4.2%
100−105
+4.2%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
−0.6%
170−180
+0.6%
Valorant 170−180
−4%
180−190
+4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+2%
50−55
−2%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+6.7%
30−33
−6.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−3.4%
30−33
+3.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 40−45
+2.5%
40−45
−2.5%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+6.7%
30−33
−6.7%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−3.8%
27−30
+3.8%
Valorant 100−110
+1%
100−105
−1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Dota 2 60−65
−4.8%
65−70
+4.8%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+3.3%
30−33
−3.3%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

This is how R9 M290X Crossfire and Pro 580 compete in popular games:

  • Pro 580 is 5% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.85 19.93
Recency 1 March 2014 5 June 2017
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 150 Watt

Pro 580 has a 5.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon R9 M290X Crossfire and Radeon Pro 580.

Be aware that Radeon R9 M290X Crossfire is a notebook graphics card while Radeon Pro 580 is a mobile workstation one.

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