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    GeForce GTX 560M SLI vs Radeon R9 M290X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 560M 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 GTX 560M 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 GTX 560M SLI and Radeon R9 M290X are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 560M 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 GTX 560M SLI or Radeon R9 M290X here:

    GeForce GTX 560M SLI Laptops
    Radeon R9 M290X Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 560M SLI Radeon R9 M290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 100 Watt.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 560M SLI is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M290X is 75 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 560M SLI.
    • GeForce GTX 560M SLI is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M290X - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 560M SLI is 50 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 4−5
    low / 720p 30−35 30−35
    medium / 1080p 20−22 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 7% more, than GeForce GTX 560M SLI.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 560M SLI Radeon R9 M290X
    Architecture Fermi GCN
    Code name N12E-GS Neptune
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 6 January 2011 7 January 2014
    Pipelines 384 1280
    Core clock speed 775 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 900 MHz
    Transistor count 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 72.00
    Floating-point performance 2,304 gflops
    Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1250 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
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 300 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Compute units 20
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