Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Radeon R9 290X vs RX 480 Mobile
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 271 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | no data | 10.11 |
| Architecture | Polaris (2016−2019) | GCN (2011−2017) |
| GPU code name | Polaris | Hawaii XT |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Design | no data | reference |
| Release date | 1 August 2016 (7 years old) | 24 October 2013 (10 years old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $450 | $549 |
| Current price | $577 (1.3x MSRP) | $20 (0x MSRP) |
Value for money
no data
Technical specs
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 | 2304 | 2816 |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 947 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 6,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 155.1 | 176.0 |
| Floating-point performance | 4,963 gflops | 5,632 gflops |
Size and compatibility
Information on Radeon RX 480 Mobile and Radeon R9 290X 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 | no data | PCIe 3.0 |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 275 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin |
Memory
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 | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 512 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 256.0 GB/s | 320 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Video outputs and ports
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 | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| Eyefinity | no data | + |
| HDMI | no data | + |
| DisplayPort support | no data | + |
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | no data | + |
| CrossFire | no data | 1 |
| Enduro | no data | - |
| FreeSync | no data | 1 |
| HD3D | no data | + |
| LiquidVR | no data | 1 |
| PowerTune | no data | - |
| TressFX | no data | 1 |
| TrueAudio | no data | + |
| ZeroCore | no data | - |
| UVD | no data | + |
| DDMA audio | no data | + |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | DirectX® 12 |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | + |
| Mantle | no data | - |
Advantages and disadvantages
| Recency | 1 August 2016 | 24 October 2013 |
| Cost | $450 | $549 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 250 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 480 Mobile and Radeon R9 290X. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX 480 Mobile is a notebook card while Radeon R9 290X is a desktop 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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