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    GeForce GTX 965M vs Radeon R9 290X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 965M 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 GTX 965M 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 GTX 965M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 965M 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 965M here:

    GeForce GTX 965M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 965M Radeon R9 290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • GeForce GTX 965M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 965M and Radeon R9 290X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • GeForce GTX 965M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 290X - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 965M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 290X - with GCN.
    • GeForce GTX 965M and Radeon R9 290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 965M is 1250 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 290X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 20−22 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 24−27
    QHD / 1440p 6−7 18−20
    4K / 2160p 5−6 10−11
    low / 720p 35−40 60−65
    medium / 1080p 24−27 45−50
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 83% more, than GeForce GTX 965M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 965M Radeon R9 290X
    Architecture Maxwell GCN
    Code name N16E-GS, N16E-GR Hawaii XT
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 5 January 2015 24 October 2013
    Pipelines 1024 2816
    Core clock speed 944 MHz
    Boost Clock 950 / 1151 MHz 947 MHz
    Transistor count 2,940 million 6,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 73.60 176.0
    Floating-point performance 2,355 gflops 5,632 gflops
    Length 275 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 512 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 1250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 320 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 6.3
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 2.0
    Vulkan 1.1 +
    CUDA +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.76 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 1024
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI + +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 226 Mh/s 623 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    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
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
    AppAcceleration +
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
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