Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290X outperforms Radeon HD 8870M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 290X is 206 days newer than Radeon HD 8870M.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 28% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Radeon HD 8870M - 59 vs 46 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 8870M - 4 vs 2 GB
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Radeon HD 8870M
Mobile • Apr 1st, 2013
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
AMD Radeon HD 8870M | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 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 |
| 2 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 72 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| 725 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 775 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1125 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
