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    GeForce GTX 950M vs Radeon R9 M280X

    When choosing between GeForce GTX 950M and Radeon R9 M280X, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between GeForce GTX 950M and Radeon R9 M280X.
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    GeForce GTX 950M and Radeon R9 M280X are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 950M and Radeon R9 M280X 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 950M or Radeon R9 M280X here:

    GeForce GTX 950M Laptops
    Radeon R9 M280X Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 950M Radeon R9 M280X
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Memory type DDR3 or GDDR5 Not Listed
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 950M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 M280X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 950M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M280X - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 950M is 14 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M280X.
    • GeForce GTX 950M and Radeon R9 M280X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 12−14 2−3
    ultra / 1080p 8−9 1−2
    QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
    low / 720p 27−30 14−16
    medium / 1080p 16−18 4−5
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 220% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 950M Radeon R9 M280X
    Architecture Maxwell GCN
    Code name N16P-GT Saturn XT
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 12 March 2015 1 February 2015
    Pipelines 640 896
    Core clock speed 914 MHz 900 MHz
    Boost Clock 1124 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 2,080 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 44.96 61.60
    Floating-point performance 1,439 gflops 1,792 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1000 or 2500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 32 or 80 GB/s 96 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.3
    OpenGL 4.5 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
    Vulkan 1.1.126
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 640
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0 Not Listed
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 140 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized large
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 2.5 Mh/s
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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