Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB vs R9 M290X Crossfire

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M290X Crossfire with Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB, including specs and performance data.

R9 M290X Crossfire
2014
2x 4 GB GDDR5, 200 Watt
17.28

RX 9060 XT 16 GB outperforms R9 M290X Crossfire by a whopping 178% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking33574
Place by popularitynot in top-10070
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data81.76
Power efficiency6.5822.94
ArchitectureGCN (2012−2015)RDNA 4.0 (2025)
GPU code nameNeptune CFNavi 44
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 March 2014 (11 years ago)4 June 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores25602048
Core clock speed850 MHz1700 MHz
Boost clock speed900 MHz3130 MHz
Number of transistors2x 2800 Million29,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt160 Watt
Texture fill rateno data400.6
Floating-point processing powerno data25.64 TFLOPS
ROPsno data64
TMUsno data128
Ray Tracing Coresno data32

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 5.0 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 GB16 GB
Memory bus width2x 256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed4800 MHz2518 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data322.3 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 Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1b, 2x DisplayPort 2.1a
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (FL 11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.2
Vulkan-1.3

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 HD62
−174%
170−180
+174%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.05

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 100−105
−170%
270−280
+170%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−170%
100−105
+170%
God of War 35−40
−178%
100−105
+178%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
−170%
200−210
+170%
Counter-Strike 2 100−105
−170%
270−280
+170%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−170%
100−105
+170%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−163%
150−160
+163%
Fortnite 95−100
−174%
260−270
+174%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−178%
200−210
+178%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
−173%
150−160
+173%
God of War 35−40
−178%
100−105
+178%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
−173%
180−190
+173%
Valorant 130−140
−157%
350−400
+157%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
−170%
200−210
+170%
Counter-Strike 2 100−105
−170%
270−280
+170%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 220−230
−171%
600−650
+171%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−170%
100−105
+170%
Dota 2 100−110
−169%
280−290
+169%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−163%
150−160
+163%
Fortnite 95−100
−174%
260−270
+174%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−178%
200−210
+178%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
−173%
150−160
+173%
God of War 35−40
−178%
100−105
+178%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
−173%
180−190
+173%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−170%
100−105
+170%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
−173%
180−190
+173%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
−165%
130−140
+165%
Valorant 130−140
−157%
350−400
+157%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
−170%
200−210
+170%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−170%
100−105
+170%
Dota 2 100−110
−169%
280−290
+169%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−163%
150−160
+163%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−178%
200−210
+178%
God of War 35−40
−178%
100−105
+178%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
−173%
180−190
+173%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
−165%
130−140
+165%
Valorant 130−140
−157%
350−400
+157%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 95−100
−174%
260−270
+174%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
−171%
95−100
+171%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 120−130
−171%
350−400
+171%
Grand Theft Auto V 27−30
−176%
80−85
+176%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−173%
60−65
+173%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
−171%
450−500
+171%
Valorant 170−180
−165%
450−500
+165%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
−160%
130−140
+160%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−150%
40−45
+150%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−156%
100−105
+156%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−173%
120−130
+173%
God of War 20−22
−175%
55−60
+175%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−178%
75−80
+178%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 40−45
−175%
110−120
+175%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
−166%
85−90
+166%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−160%
65−70
+160%
Valorant 95−100
−173%
270−280
+173%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
−169%
70−75
+169%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−157%
18−20
+157%
Dota 2 60−65
−162%
160−170
+162%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−163%
50−55
+163%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−174%
85−90
+174%
God of War 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−165%
45−50
+165%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18−20
−178%
50−55
+178%

This is how R9 M290X Crossfire and RX 9060 XT 16 GB compete in popular games:

  • RX 9060 XT 16 GB is 174% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.28 48.08
Recency 1 March 2014 4 June 2025
Chip lithography 28 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 160 Watt

RX 9060 XT 16 GB has a 178.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 600% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 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 graphics card while Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB is a desktop one.

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