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    GeForce GTX 670M vs Radeon R9 290X

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 670M and Radeon R9 290X, 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 670M stacks up against Radeon R9 290X, check out specs charts below.
    GeForce GTX 670M Check Price
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    GeForce GTX 670M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 670M 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 GTX 670M here:

    GeForce GTX 670M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 670M Radeon R9 290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 250 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 290X has 233% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 670M.
    • GeForce GTX 670M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon R9 290X has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 670M.
    • GeForce GTX 670M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 290X - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 670M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 290X - with GCN.
    • GeForce GTX 670M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 290X - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 670M is 250 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 290X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 8−9 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 24−27
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 18−20
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 18−20 60−65
    medium / 1080p 10−11 45−50
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 330% more, than GeForce GTX 670M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 670M Radeon R9 290X
    Architecture Fermi GCN
    Code name N13E-GS1-LP Hawaii XT
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 22 March 2012 24 October 2013
    Pipelines 336 2816
    Core clock speed 598 MHz
    Boost Clock 947 MHz
    Transistor count 1,950 million 6,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 33.5 billion/sec 176.0
    Floating-point performance 803.7 gflops 5,632 gflops
    Length 275 mm
    Memory bus width 192bit 512 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 1250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 72.0 GB/s 320 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 API
    Shader Model 5.1 6.3
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 2.0
    Vulkan N/A +
    CUDA +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.76 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 336
    Bus support PCI Express 2.0 PCIe 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI + +
    HDCP +
    Maximum VGA resolution Up to 2048x1536
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 53 Mh/s 623 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    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
    AppAcceleration +
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
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