Radeon RX 6750 GRE 10 GB vs R9 M290X Crossfire

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M290X Crossfire with Radeon RX 6750 GRE 10 GB, including specs and performance data.

R9 M290X Crossfire
2014
2x 4 GB GDDR5, 200 Watt
19.77

RX 6750 GRE 10 GB outperforms R9 M290X Crossfire by a whopping 170% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking26442
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data47.61
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2022)
GPU code nameNeptune CFNavi 22
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 March 2014 (10 years ago)17 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$309
Current priceno data$359 (1.2x MSRP)

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 cores25602304
Core clock speed850 MHzno data
Boost clock speed900 MHz2450 MHz
Number of transistors2x 2800 Million17,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt170 Watt
Texture fill rateno data352.8

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M290X Crossfire and Radeon RX 6750 GRE 10 GB 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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2x 4 GB10 GB
Memory bus width2x 256 Bit160 Bit
Memory clock speed4800 MHz16 GB/s
Memory bandwidthno data320.0 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 Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMIno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (FL 11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.1
Vulkanno data1.3

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 HD58
−159%
150−160
+159%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−158%
80−85
+158%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−156%
100−105
+156%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−165%
90−95
+165%
Battlefield 5 65−70
−162%
170−180
+162%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
−150%
100−105
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−158%
80−85
+158%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−161%
120−130
+161%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
−164%
140−150
+164%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−167%
240−250
+167%
Hitman 3 35−40
−156%
100−105
+156%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
−169%
210−220
+169%
Metro Exodus 65−70
−158%
170−180
+158%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−159%
140−150
+159%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
−162%
170−180
+162%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−167%
160−170
+167%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−156%
100−105
+156%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−165%
90−95
+165%
Battlefield 5 65−70
−162%
170−180
+162%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
−150%
100−105
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−158%
80−85
+158%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−161%
120−130
+161%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
−164%
140−150
+164%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−167%
240−250
+167%
Hitman 3 35−40
−156%
100−105
+156%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
−169%
210−220
+169%
Metro Exodus 65−70
−158%
170−180
+158%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−159%
140−150
+159%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
−162%
170−180
+162%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−156%
110−120
+156%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−167%
160−170
+167%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−156%
100−105
+156%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−165%
90−95
+165%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
−150%
100−105
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−158%
80−85
+158%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−161%
120−130
+161%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−167%
240−250
+167%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
−169%
210−220
+169%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
−162%
170−180
+162%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−156%
110−120
+156%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−167%
160−170
+167%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−159%
140−150
+159%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−163%
100−105
+163%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−156%
100−105
+156%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
−150%
50−55
+150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
−150%
45−50
+150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
−160%
65−70
+160%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−145%
27−30
+145%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−158%
85−90
+158%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−156%
100−105
+156%
Hitman 3 21−24
−161%
60−65
+161%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−150%
100−105
+150%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−170%
100−105
+170%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
−150%
100−105
+150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−161%
60−65
+161%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−158%
85−90
+158%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−163%
50−55
+163%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−167%
40−45
+167%
Hitman 3 14−16
−167%
40−45
+167%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−150%
55−60
+150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−169%
35−40
+169%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
−150%
50−55
+150%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−150%
30−33
+150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
−170%
27−30
+170%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−145%
27−30
+145%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−145%
27−30
+145%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−159%
70−75
+159%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−150%
55−60
+150%
Metro Exodus 18−20
−163%
50−55
+163%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
−163%
21−24
+163%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−165%
45−50
+165%

This is how R9 M290X Crossfire and RX 6750 GRE 10 GB compete in popular games:

  • RX 6750 GRE 10 GB is 159% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.77 53.45
Recency 1 March 2014 17 October 2023
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 170 Watt

The Radeon RX 6750 GRE 10 GB 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 card while Radeon RX 6750 GRE 10 GB is a desktop one.


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