Radeon Pro 570 vs R9 M290X

Place in performance ranking	468	308
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.77	12.70
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	Neptune	Polaris 20
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	7 January 2014 (10 years ago)	5 June 2017 (6 years ago)
Current price	$613	$356

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro 570 has 618% 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	1792
Compute units	20	no data
Core clock speed	850 MHz	1000 MHz
Boost clock speed	900 MHz	1105 MHz
Number of transistors	2,800 million	5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	120 Watt
Texture fill rate	72.00	123.8
Floating-point performance	2,304 gflops	3,584 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M290X and Radeon Pro 570 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1200 MHz	6780 MHz
Memory bandwidth	153.6 GB/s	217.0 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 Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
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 (12_0)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	Not Listed	2.0
Vulkan	no data	1.2.131
Mantle	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

R9 M290X 8.44

Pro 570 16.39
+94.2%

Pro 570 outperforms R9 M290X by 94% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

R9 M290X 3262

Pro 570 6336
+94.2%

Pro 570 outperforms R9 M290X by 94% in Passmark.

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

−93.2%

85−90
+93.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

12−14

−84.6%

24−27
+84.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −76.5%	30−33 +76.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −75%	21−24 +75%
Battlefield 5	24−27 −92.3%	50−55 +92.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −66.7%	30−33 +66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −84.6%	24−27 +84.6%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −80%	45−50 +80%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −73.9%	40−45 +73.9%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 −83.3%	55−60 +83.3%
Hitman 3	18−20 −84.2%	35−40 +84.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −89.7%	55−60 +89.7%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −87.5%	45−50 +87.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −87.5%	45−50 +87.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −87.5%	45−50 +87.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −92.9%	27−30 +92.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −76.5%	30−33 +76.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −75%	21−24 +75%
Battlefield 5	24−27 −92.3%	50−55 +92.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −66.7%	30−33 +66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −84.6%	24−27 +84.6%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −80%	45−50 +80%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −73.9%	40−45 +73.9%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 −83.3%	55−60 +83.3%
Hitman 3	18−20 −84.2%	35−40 +84.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −89.7%	55−60 +89.7%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −87.5%	45−50 +87.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −87.5%	45−50 +87.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −87.5%	45−50 +87.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −76.5%	30−33 +76.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −92.9%	27−30 +92.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −76.5%	30−33 +76.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −75%	21−24 +75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −66.7%	30−33 +66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −84.6%	24−27 +84.6%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −80%	45−50 +80%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 −83.3%	55−60 +83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −89.7%	55−60 +89.7%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −87.5%	45−50 +87.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −76.5%	30−33 +76.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −92.9%	27−30 +92.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27

−87.5%

45−50
+87.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −87.5%	30−33 +87.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −84.6%	24−27 +84.6%
Hitman 3	10−12 −90.9%	21−24 +90.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −66.7%	10−11 +66.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −71.4%	12−14 +71.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −75%	7−8 +75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −80%	18−20 +80%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −75%	7−8 +75%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −84.6%	24−27 +84.6%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −80%	27−30 +80%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −66.7%	30−33 +66.7%
Metro Exodus	10−12 −90.9%	21−24 +90.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −77.8%	16−18 +77.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −75%	14−16 +75%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 −75%	7−8 +75%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	21−24 −90.5%	40−45 +90.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −71.4%	12−14 +71.4%
Hitman 3	5−6 −80%	9−10 +80%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 −77.8%	16−18 +77.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −75%	7−8 +75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −80%	9−10 +80%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −80%	9−10 +80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −75%	7−8 +75%
Battlefield 5	5−6 −80%	9−10 +80%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −75%	7−8 +75%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −80%	18−20 +80%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 −77.8%	16−18 +77.8%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −77.8%	16−18 +77.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%