GeForce 920A vs Radeon R9 290X

In this comparison between GeForce 920A and Radeon R9 290X you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce 920A will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 290X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce 920A Radeon R9 290X
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 290X has 657% more power consumption, than GeForce 920A.
  • GeForce 920A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 290X has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce 920A.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce 920A is build with Kepler 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 290X - with GCN.
  • GeForce 920A and Radeon R9 290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce 920A is 752 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 290X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
ultra / 1080p 24−27
QHD / 1440p 0−1 18−20
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 1−2 60−65
medium / 1080p 0−1 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than GeForce 920A.

Full Specs

  GeForce 920A Radeon R9 290X
Architecture Kepler 2.0 GCN
Code name GK208B Hawaii XT
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 13 March 2015 24 October 2013
Pipelines 384 2816
Core clock speed 954 MHz
Boost Clock 947 MHz
Transistor count 915 million 6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 30.53 176.0
Floating-point performance 441.6 gflops 5,632 gflops
Length 275 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 512 Bit
Memory clock speed 2002 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 16.02 GB/s 320 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA 3.5
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.76 kh/s
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 623 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.07 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 25.75 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 350 Sol/s
AppAcceleration +
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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