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    GeForce GTX 690 vs Radeon R9 M290X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 690 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 690 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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    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:

    Radeon R9 M290X Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 690 Radeon R9 M290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors Two 8-pin None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 4 GB
    Display Connectors 3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 690 has 200% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 M290X.
    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • GeForce GTX 690 and Radeon R9 M290X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • GeForce GTX 690 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M290X - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 690 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 690 is 65 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.
    • GeForce GTX 690 and Radeon R9 M290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 690 is 4808 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 4−5
    4K / 2160p 10−11 4−5
    low / 720p 60−65 30−35
    medium / 1080p 40−45 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 113% more, than Radeon R9 M290X.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 690 Radeon R9 M290X
    Architecture Kepler GCN
    Code name GK104 Neptune
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 3 May 2012 7 January 2014
    Pipelines 1536 1280
    Core clock speed 915 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 1019 MHz 900 MHz
    Transistor count 3,540 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 234 billion/sec 72.00
    Floating-point performance 2x 3,130 gflops 2,304 gflops
    Length 11.0" (27.9 cm)
    Memory bus width 512-bit (256-bit per GPU) 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 6008 MHz 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 384 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.2 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
    Vulkan 1.1.126
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 3072
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
    SLI options +
    Multi monitor support 4 displays
    HDMI Yes (via dongle)
    HDCP +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI Internal
    3D Blu-Ray +
    3D Gaming +
    3D Vision Live +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 156 Mh/s 300 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Compute units 20
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