FirePro D300 vs Radeon R9 M290X
Aggregate performance score
FirePro D300 outperforms Radeon R9 M290X by a moderate 19% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 464 | 410 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.76 | 4.26 |
| Architecture | GCN (2011−2017) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | Neptune | Pitcairn |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 7 January 2014 (10 years ago) | 18 January 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Current price | $613 | $260 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
FirePro D300 has 142% better value for money than R9 M290X.
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 cores | 1280 | 1280 |
| Compute units | 20 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 900 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2,800 million | 2,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 72.00 | 68.00 |
| Floating-point performance | 2,304 gflops | 2,176 gflops |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on Radeon R9 M290X and FirePro D300 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 size | large | no data |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 x16 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 242 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1200 MHz | 5080 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 153.6 GB/s | 162.6 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 Connectors | No outputs | 4x DisplayPort |
| Eyefinity | 1 | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | - | no data |
| Enduro | - | no data |
| FreeSync | 1 | no data |
| HD3D | + | no data |
| PowerTune | + | no data |
| DualGraphics | 1 | no data |
| TrueAudio | - | no data |
| ZeroCore | + | no data |
| Switchable graphics | 1 | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 11 | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | Not Listed | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | no data | 1.2.131 |
| Mantle | + | no data |
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 HD | 46
−8.7%
| 50−55
+8.7%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
−7.7%
|
14−16
+7.7%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 16−18
−5.9%
|
18−20
+5.9%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 12−14
−16.7%
|
14−16
+16.7%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
−7.1%
|
30−33
+7.1%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 21−24
−17.4%
|
27−30
+17.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
−7.7%
|
14−16
+7.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
−14.3%
|
24−27
+14.3%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 21−24
−9.1%
|
24−27
+9.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
−3.4%
|
30−33
+3.4%
|
| Hitman 3 | 21−24
−14.3%
|
24−27
+14.3%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 16−18
−5.9%
|
18−20
+5.9%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14−16
−6.7%
|
16−18
+6.7%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 18−20
−10.5%
|
21−24
+10.5%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 14−16
−14.3%
|
16−18
+14.3%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 16−18
−5.9%
|
18−20
+5.9%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 12−14
−16.7%
|
14−16
+16.7%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
−7.1%
|
30−33
+7.1%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 21−24
−17.4%
|
27−30
+17.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
−7.7%
|
14−16
+7.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
−14.3%
|
24−27
+14.3%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 21−24
−9.1%
|
24−27
+9.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
−3.4%
|
30−33
+3.4%
|
| Hitman 3 | 21−24
−14.3%
|
24−27
+14.3%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 16−18
−5.9%
|
18−20
+5.9%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12−14
−16.7%
|
14−16
+16.7%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14−16
−6.7%
|
16−18
+6.7%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 18−20
−10.5%
|
21−24
+10.5%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
−5.9%
|
18−20
+5.9%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 14−16
−14.3%
|
16−18
+14.3%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 16−18
−5.9%
|
18−20
+5.9%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 12−14
−16.7%
|
14−16
+16.7%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
−7.1%
|
30−33
+7.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
−7.7%
|
14−16
+7.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
−14.3%
|
24−27
+14.3%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 21−24
−9.1%
|
24−27
+9.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
−3.4%
|
30−33
+3.4%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
−5.9%
|
18−20
+5.9%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 14−16
−14.3%
|
16−18
+14.3%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 12−14
−16.7%
|
14−16
+16.7%
|
| Hitman 3 | 12−14
−7.7%
|
14−16
+7.7%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 14−16
−14.3%
|
16−18
+14.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
−16.7%
|
7−8
+16.7%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
−16.7%
|
7−8
+16.7%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−12
−9.1%
|
12−14
+9.1%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 7−8
−14.3%
|
8−9
+14.3%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−16.7%
|
14−16
+16.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
−7.7%
|
14−16
+7.7%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 12−14
−7.7%
|
14−16
+7.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
−14.3%
|
16−18
+14.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 6−7
−16.7%
|
7−8
+16.7%
|
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
−14.3%
|
8−9
+14.3%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 9−10
−11.1%
|
10−11
+11.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
This is how R9 M290X and FirePro D300 compete in popular games:
- FirePro D300 is 9% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 8.43 | 10.05 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 150 Watt |
The FirePro D300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M290X in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon R9 M290X is a notebook card while FirePro D300 is a workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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