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    GeForce 920M vs Radeon R9 290X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 920M and Radeon R9 290X. 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 920M and Radeon R9 290X. 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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    GeForce 920M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce 920M 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 GeForce 920M here:

    GeForce 920M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce 920M Radeon R9 290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 250 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
    Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 290X has 657% more power consumption, than GeForce 920M.
    • GeForce 920M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce 920M and Radeon R9 290X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • GeForce 920M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 290X - in Desktops.
    • GeForce 920M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 290X - with GCN.
    • GeForce 920M and Radeon R9 290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce 920M is 550 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 290X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
    ultra / 1080p − 24−27
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 18−20
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 1−2 60−65
    medium / 1080p 0−1 45−50
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than GeForce 920M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce 920M Radeon R9 290X
    Architecture Kepler GCN
    Code name N16V-GM-S Hawaii XT
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 27 January 2015 24 October 2013
    Pipelines 384 2816
    Core clock speed 954 MHz
    Boost Clock 947 MHz
    Transistor count 915 million 6,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 30.53 176.0
    Floating-point performance 297.6 gflops 5,632 gflops
    Length 275 mm
    Memory bus width 64 Bit 512 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 1250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 320 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.3
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 2.0
    Vulkan 1.1.126 +
    CUDA +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.76 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 40 Mh/s 623 Mh/s
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    TrueAudio +
    Design reference
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    DDMA audio +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.07 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 25.75 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 350 Sol/s
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    AppAcceleration +
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
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