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    GeForce GT 650M SLI vs Radeon R9 M290X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GT 650M SLI and Radeon R9 M290X. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GT 650M SLI and Radeon R9 M290X. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
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    GeForce GT 650M SLI and Radeon R9 M290X are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GT 650M SLI 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 GT 650M SLI or Radeon R9 M290X here:

    GeForce GT 650M SLI Laptops
    Radeon R9 M290X Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GT 650M SLI Radeon R9 M290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2x2 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • Radeon R9 M290X has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 650M SLI.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GT 650M SLI is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M290X is 60 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 650M SLI.
    • GeForce GT 650M SLI and Radeon R9 M290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 650M SLI is 2800 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 12−14 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 7−8 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 2−3 4−5
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 24−27 30−35
    medium / 1080p 14−16 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 41% more, than GeForce GT 650M SLI.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GT 650M SLI Radeon R9 M290X
    Architecture Kepler GCN
    Code name N13E-GE Neptune
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 22 March 2012 7 January 2014
    Pipelines 768 1280
    Core clock speed 790 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 835 MHz 900 MHz
    Transistor count 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 72.00
    Floating-point performance 2,304 gflops
    Memory bus width 2x 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
    Shader Model 5.1
    OpenGL 4.4
    OpenCL Not Listed
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 300 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized large
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Compute units 20
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