Radeon R9 290X2 vs R9 M375

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking889not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code nameTropoHawaii
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date5 May 2015 (10 years ago)24 June 2014 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,399

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 cores6402816 ×2
Compute units10no data
Core clock speed1000 MHz1000 MHz
Boost clock speed1015 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,500 million6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data580 Watt
Texture fill rate40.60176.0 ×2
Floating-point processing power1.299 TFLOPS5.632 TFLOPS ×2
ROPs1664 ×2
TMUs40176 ×2
L1 Cache160 KB704 KB
L2 Cache256 KB1024 KB

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Widthno data3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data4x 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 typeDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB ×2
Memory bus width128 Bit512 Bit ×2
Memory clock speed1100 MHz1350 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.8 GB/s345.6 GB/s ×2
Shared memory--

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 outputs2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity+-
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration+-
FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
ZeroCore+-
Switchable graphics+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.3
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCLNot Listed2.0
Vulkan-1.2.131
Mantle+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 5 May 2015 24 June 2014

R9 M375 has an age advantage of 10 months.

We couldn't decide between Radeon R9 M375 and Radeon R9 290X2. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Radeon R9 M375 is a notebook graphics card while Radeon R9 290X2 is a desktop one.

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