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    2x AMD Radeon R9 M290X (4GB GDDR5, CrossFire) - benchmark tests, specifications and information

    LaptopMedia.comLaptop GPU Specs2x AMD Radeon R9 M290X (4GB GDDR5, CrossFire)

    From: Simeon Nikolov 19 December 2014 / 13:47 | 1

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    2x AMD Radeon R9 M290X (4GB GDDR5, CrossFire)

    AMD Radeon R9 M290X, codenamed “Neptune XT”, is a high-end graphics chip, announced in early Q1 of 2014. It is part of the GCN (Graphics Core Next) generation and is constructed through a 28nm process. Its consists of 1280 Radeon cores, 80 texture cores and 32 raster cores.

    All of them operate at 850MHz, but the Turbo clock functionality can increase that up to 900MHz based on the laptop’s cooling capacity.

    The chip also has a 256bit bus and is available with either GDR3 or GDDR5 memory. AMD Radeon R9 M290X supports DirectX 11.2, Pixel Shader 5.0, OpenCL 1.2, OpenGL 4.3, Zero Core and Power Gatinng. Memory bandwidth is 160GB/sec.

    You can find all available laptops with AMD Radeon R9 M290X CrossFire here: Buy from Amazon.com

     

    Ranking 23
    Manufacturing Process 28 nm
    Architecture GCN
    Base frequency 850 MHz
    Memory Type GDDR5
    Memory Frequency 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwith 153,6 GB/sec
    Released Q1 2014
    Power consumption 2х100 W
    Cores 2x1280
    Maximum frequency 900 MHz
    Memory Capacity 2х4 GB
    Memory bus 256-bit
    Drivers support.amd.com
    Supported technologies DirectX 11.2, Pixel Shader 5.0, OpenCL 1.2, OpenGL 4.3, Zero Core, Power Gating.

    Laptops with 2x AMD Radeon R9 M290X (4GB GDDR5, CrossFire)

    Dell Alienware 18
    • Intel Core i7-4700MQ
    • 2x AMD Radeon R9 M290X (4GB GDDR5, CrossFire)
    • 1000GB HDD + 80GB SSD
    • 16GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon
    Alienware 18
    • Intel Core i7-4710HQ
    • 2x AMD Radeon R9 M290X (4GB GDDR5, CrossFire)
    • 1000GB HDD + 80GB SSD
    • 8GB RAM
    Not available
    More Info Buy from Amazon

    2x AMD Radeon R9 M290X (4GB GDDR5, CrossFire) - benchmark tests

    3DMark Fire Strike (G)
    10210
    Unigine Heaven 3.0
    3290
    Unigine Heaven 4.0
    2667
    Unigine Superposition
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    2x AMD Radeon R9 M290X (4GB GDDR5, CrossFire) vs competitors:

    # GPU Memory bus Performance
    score
    In laptops starting at...
    21. 2x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M (4GB GDDR5, SLI) 256-bit 2.6/10 N/A
    22. 2x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M (4GB GDDR5, SLI) 256-bit 2.5/10 N/A
    23. 2x AMD Radeon R9 M290X (4GB GDDR5, CrossFire) 256-bit 2.5/10 N/A
    24. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q (3GB GDDR5) 192-bit 2.5/10 $1209.99
    25. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M (4GB GDDR5) 256-bit 2.5/10 $1369.00
    26. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M (8GB GDDR5) 256-bit 2.4/10 $2399.99
    See all Top Laptop GPU Rankings

    We’ve tested 2x AMD Radeon R9 M290X (4GB GDDR5, CrossFire) on…

    # Laptop 3DMark Fire Strike (G) Unigine Heaven 3.0 Unigine Heaven 4.0 Unigine Superposition Price
    1. Dell Alienware 18 10210.00 3290.00 2667.00 0.00 N/A

     

    Author: Simeon NikolovEditor-in-Chief at Laptopmedia.com. One of his main duties is to analyze and test all of the new and exciting mobile devices.

    Comments

    1. Luis Carlos says

      28 December 2016 at 00:16

      Hi, how much power we need in board to handle 2 AMD M290X R9. The need crossfire cable?

      Reply

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