GeForce GTX 560 Ti vs Radeon R9 M290X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 560 Ti 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 GTX 560 Ti 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.

Radeon R9 M290X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M290X is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 Radeon R9 M290X here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 560 Ti Radeon R9 M290X
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti has 70% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 M290X.
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 M290X has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 560 Ti.
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M290X - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M290X is 28 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 560 Ti.
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M290X - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 560 Ti is 804 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 16−18
ultra / 1080p 9−10 10−11
QHD / 1440p 4−5 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 30−35 30−35
medium / 1080p 18−20 20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6% more, than GeForce GTX 560 Ti.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 560 Ti Radeon R9 M290X
Architecture Fermi GCN
Code name GF114 Neptune
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 25 January 2011 7 January 2014
Pipelines 384 1280
Core clock speed 822 MHz 850 MHz
Boost Clock 900 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 52.67 72.00
Floating-point performance 1,263.4 gflops 2,304 gflops
Length 229 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2004 MHz 1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 128.3 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 Not Listed
Vulkan N/A
CUDA 2.1
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 87 Mh/s 300 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.39 Gh/s
Compute units 20
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