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    NVS 510 vs Radeon R9 M290X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing NVS 510 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 NVS 510 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

      NVS 510 Radeon R9 M290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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    • Radeon R9 M290X has 185% more power consumption, than NVS 510.
    • NVS 510 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon R9 M290X has 2 GB more memory, than NVS 510.
    • NVS 510 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M290X - in Laptops.
    • NVS 510 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M290X is 53 MHz higher, than NVS 510.
    • NVS 510 and Radeon R9 M290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of NVS 510 is 582 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 16−18
    ultra / 1080p − 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 1−2 30−35
    medium / 1080p 0−1 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3100% more, than NVS 510.

    Full Specs

      NVS 510 Radeon R9 M290X
    Architecture Kepler GCN
    Code name GK107 Neptune
    Type Workstation Laptop
    Release date 23 October 2012 7 January 2014
    Pipelines 192 1280
    Core clock speed 797 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 900 MHz
    Transistor count 1,270 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 12.75 72.00
    Floating-point performance 306.0 gflops 2,304 gflops
    Length 160 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1782 MHz 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 28.51 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
    Vulkan 1.1.126
    CUDA 3.0
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 17 Mh/s 300 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Compute units 20
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