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    GeForce GTX 750 vs Radeon R9 M290X

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 750 and Radeon R9 M290X, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 750 stacks up against Radeon R9 M290X, check out specs charts below.
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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 750 Radeon R9 M290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 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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    • Radeon R9 M290X has 81% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 750.
    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • Radeon R9 M290X has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 750.
    • GeForce GTX 750 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M290X - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 750 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 750 is 170 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.
    • GeForce GTX 750 and Radeon R9 M290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M290X is 1195 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 750.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 16−18 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 4−5
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 35−40 30−35
    medium / 1080p 21−24 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 750 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 5% more, than Radeon R9 M290X.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 750 Radeon R9 M290X
    Architecture Maxwell GCN
    Code name GM107 Neptune
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 18 February 2014 7 January 2014
    Pipelines 512 1280
    Core clock speed 1020 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 1085 MHz 900 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 34.72 72.00
    Floating-point performance 1,111 gflops 2,304 gflops
    Length 5.7" (14.5 cm)
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5.0 GB/s 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.4 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
    Vulkan 1.1.126
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 512
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
    Multi monitor support 3 displays
    HDMI +
    HDCP +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI Internal
    3D Gaming +
    3D Vision +
    3D Vision Live +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 143 Mh/s 300 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Compute units 20
    Blu Ray 3D +
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