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    GeForce GTX 780M vs Radeon R9 M290X

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 780M 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 780M stacks up against Radeon R9 M290X, check out specs charts below.
    GeForce GTX 780M Check Price
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    GeForce GTX 780M and Radeon R9 M290X are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 780M 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 780M or Radeon R9 M290X here:

    GeForce GTX 780M Laptops
    Radeon R9 M290X Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 780M Radeon R9 M290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 780M has 22% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 M290X.
    • GeForce GTX 780M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 M290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 780M and Radeon R9 M290X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 780M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M290X is 27 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 780M.
    • GeForce GTX 780M and Radeon R9 M290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 780M is 1300 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 20−22 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 6−7 4−5
    4K / 2160p 5−6 4−5
    low / 720p 40−45 30−35
    medium / 1080p 24−27 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 780M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 26% more, than Radeon R9 M290X.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 780M Radeon R9 M290X
    Architecture Kepler GCN
    Code name N14E-GTX Neptune
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 30 May 2013 7 January 2014
    Pipelines 1536 1280
    Core clock speed 823 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 797 MHz 900 MHz
    Transistor count 3,540 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 102.0 72.00
    Floating-point performance 2,448 gflops 2,304 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 API
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.4
    OpenCL 1.1 Not Listed
    Vulkan 1.1.126
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 1536
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0 PCIe 3.0 x16
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 82 Mh/s 300 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
    Standard memory configuration GDDR5
    eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
    LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
    HDCP content protection +
    7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
    TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Compute units 20
    Blu-Ray 3D Support +
    3D Vision / 3DTV Play +
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