Tesla P4 vs Radeon R9 M290X Crossfire

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Aggregate performance score

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

Tesla P4 outperforms Radeon R9 M290X Crossfire by a moderate 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking264228
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data50.77
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameNeptune CFGP104
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date1 March 2014 (10 years ago)13 September 2016 (7 years ago)
Current priceno data$92

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 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 performanceno data5,443 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M290X Crossfire and Tesla P4 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 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 MHz6008 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data192.3 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 dataNo outputs

API compatibility

List of supported graphics 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
Vulkanno data1.2.131
CUDAno data6.1

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 HD58
−12.1%
65−70
+12.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−29.2%
30−35
+29.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−33
−30%
35−40
+30%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
−25.9%
30−35
+25.9%
Battlefield 5 55−60
−18.2%
65−70
+18.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
−33.3%
40−45
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−29.2%
30−35
+29.2%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−15%
45−50
+15%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
−17.8%
50−55
+17.8%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−20%
90−95
+20%
Hitman 3 30−33
−30%
35−40
+30%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
−20%
75−80
+20%
Metro Exodus 55−60
−20%
65−70
+20%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
−20%
50−55
+20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
−18.2%
65−70
+18.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−20%
60−65
+20%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−33
−30%
35−40
+30%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
−25.9%
30−35
+25.9%
Battlefield 5 55−60
−18.2%
65−70
+18.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
−33.3%
40−45
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−29.2%
30−35
+29.2%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−15%
45−50
+15%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
−17.8%
50−55
+17.8%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−20%
90−95
+20%
Hitman 3 30−33
−30%
35−40
+30%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
−20%
75−80
+20%
Metro Exodus 55−60
−20%
65−70
+20%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
−20%
50−55
+20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
−18.2%
65−70
+18.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
−22.9%
40−45
+22.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−20%
60−65
+20%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−33
−30%
35−40
+30%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
−25.9%
30−35
+25.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
−33.3%
40−45
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−29.2%
30−35
+29.2%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−15%
45−50
+15%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−20%
90−95
+20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
−20%
75−80
+20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
−18.2%
65−70
+18.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
−22.9%
40−45
+22.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−20%
60−65
+20%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
−20%
50−55
+20%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33
−26.7%
35−40
+26.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
−30%
35−40
+30%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−25%
20−22
+25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−19%
24−27
+19%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−22.2%
30−35
+22.2%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
−30%
35−40
+30%
Hitman 3 18−20
−27.8%
21−24
+27.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
−33.3%
40−45
+33.3%
Metro Exodus 30−33
−23.3%
35−40
+23.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
−33.3%
40−45
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−27.8%
21−24
+27.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
−30%
12−14
+30%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−22.2%
30−35
+22.2%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
−18.8%
18−20
+18.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
Hitman 3 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−22.2%
21−24
+22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−30%
12−14
+30%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−25%
20−22
+25%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−28.6%
27−30
+28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−22.2%
21−24
+22.2%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−18.8%
18−20
+18.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−21.4%
16−18
+21.4%

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

  • Tesla P4 is 12% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.77 22.70
Recency 1 March 2014 13 September 2016
Chip lithography 28 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 75 Watt

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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