Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290X outperforms Radeon HD 8670M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 290X is 237 days newer than Radeon HD 8670M.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 30% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Radeon HD 8670M - 91 vs 70 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 8670M - 4 vs 1 GB
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Mobile • Mar 1st, 2013
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
AMD Radeon HD 8670M | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
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Mar 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
Solar System | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Not Available | MSRP | $549 |
None | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
1 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
64-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
14.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
775 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
825 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |