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    GeForce 930MX vs Radeon R9 M290X

    In this comparison between GeForce 930MX and Radeon R9 M290X 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 930MX will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 M290X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    GeForce 930MX and Radeon R9 M290X are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce 930MX and Radeon R9 M290X are only used in laptop graphics. They have lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce 930MX or Radeon R9 M290X here:

    GeForce 930MX Laptops
    Radeon R9 M290X Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce 930MX Radeon R9 M290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type DDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Radeon R9 M290X has 488% more power consumption, than GeForce 930MX.
    • GeForce 930MX is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 M290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon R9 M290X has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce 930MX.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce 930MX is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce 930MX is 102 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.
    • GeForce 930MX and Radeon R9 M290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce 930MX is 800 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 4−5 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 2−3 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 2−3 4−5
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 14−16 30−35
    medium / 1080p 7−8 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 183% more, than GeForce 930MX.

    Full Specs

      GeForce 930MX Radeon R9 M290X
    Architecture Maxwell GCN
    Code name N16S-GMR Neptune
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 10 March 2016 7 January 2014
    Pipelines 384 1280
    Core clock speed 952 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 1020 MHz 900 MHz
    Transistor count 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 24.48 72.00
    Floating-point performance 783.4 gflops 2,304 gflops
    Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
    Vulkan 1.1.126
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 300 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Compute units 20
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
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