Tesla P4 vs Radeon R9 M290X Crossfire

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M290X Crossfire with Tesla P4, including specs and performance data.

R9 M290X Crossfire
2014
2x 4 GB GDDR5, 200 Watt
19.11

Tesla P4 outperforms R9 M290X Crossfire by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking296243
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.5921.45
ArchitectureGCN (2012−2015)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameNeptune CFGP104
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date1 March 2014 (10 years ago)13 September 2016 (8 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 cores25602560
Core clock speed850 MHz886 MHz
Boost clock speed900 MHz1114 MHz
Number of transistors2x 2800 Million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rateno data178.2
Floating-point processing powerno data5.704 TFLOPS
ROPsno data64
TMUsno data160

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
Lengthno data168 mm
Widthno data1-slot
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 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data192.3 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 compatibility

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

DirectX12 (FL 11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.2.131
CUDA-6.1

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
−21%
75−80
+21%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−21.2%
40−45
+21.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−18.4%
45−50
+18.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
−14.8%
70−75
+14.8%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−21.2%
40−45
+21.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−18.4%
45−50
+18.4%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−18.8%
95−100
+18.8%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
−17.6%
60−65
+17.6%
Metro Exodus 50−55
−15.4%
60−65
+15.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−13.6%
50−55
+13.6%
Valorant 75−80
−16.9%
90−95
+16.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
−14.8%
70−75
+14.8%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−21.2%
40−45
+21.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−18.4%
45−50
+18.4%
Dota 2 65−70
−17.6%
80−85
+17.6%
Far Cry 5 65−70
−15.4%
75−80
+15.4%
Fortnite 100−110
−17.6%
120−130
+17.6%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−18.8%
95−100
+18.8%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
−17.6%
60−65
+17.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
−19.4%
80−85
+19.4%
Metro Exodus 50−55
−15.4%
60−65
+15.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
−15.4%
150−160
+15.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−13.6%
50−55
+13.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
−16.7%
70−75
+16.7%
Valorant 75−80
−16.9%
90−95
+16.9%
World of Tanks 220−230
−19.5%
270−280
+19.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
−14.8%
70−75
+14.8%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−21.2%
40−45
+21.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−18.4%
45−50
+18.4%
Dota 2 65−70
−17.6%
80−85
+17.6%
Far Cry 5 65−70
−15.4%
75−80
+15.4%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−18.8%
95−100
+18.8%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
−17.6%
60−65
+17.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
−15.4%
150−160
+15.4%
Valorant 75−80
−16.9%
90−95
+16.9%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 30−33
−16.7%
35−40
+16.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−33
−16.7%
35−40
+16.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
−18.3%
200−210
+18.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
World of Tanks 130−140
−15.4%
150−160
+15.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−15.4%
45−50
+15.4%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−9.4%
35−40
+9.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−17.6%
60−65
+17.6%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−12.2%
55−60
+12.2%
Forza Horizon 5 30−33
−16.7%
35−40
+16.7%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−16.3%
50−55
+16.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−15.4%
30−33
+15.4%
Valorant 45−50
−12.2%
55−60
+12.2%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Dota 2 30−35
−9.4%
35−40
+9.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
−9.4%
35−40
+9.4%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
−14%
65−70
+14%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−9.4%
35−40
+9.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Dota 2 30−35
−9.4%
35−40
+9.4%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−20%
30−33
+20%
Fortnite 21−24
−17.4%
27−30
+17.4%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−7.1%
30−33
+7.1%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Valorant 21−24
−9.1%
24−27
+9.1%

This is how R9 M290X Crossfire and Tesla P4 compete in popular games:

  • Tesla P4 is 21% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.11 23.33
Recency 1 March 2014 13 September 2016
Chip lithography 28 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 75 Watt

Tesla P4 has a 22.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 166.7% lower power consumption.

The Tesla P4 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 Tesla P4 is a workstation one.


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