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    GeForce GTX 480M vs Radeon R9 M290X

    In this comparison between GeForce GTX 480M and Radeon R9 M290X you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 480M will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 M290X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    GeForce GTX 480M and Radeon R9 M290X are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 480M and Radeon R9 M290X 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 480M or Radeon R9 M290X here:

    GeForce GTX 480M Laptops
    Radeon R9 M290X Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 480M Radeon R9 M290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 100 Watt.
    • GeForce GTX 480M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 M290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon R9 M290X has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 480M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 480M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
    • Both graphics cards have the same core clock speed.
    • GeForce GTX 480M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M290X - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 480M and Radeon R9 M290X is 1200 MHz.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 10−11 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 6−7 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 21−24 30−35
    medium / 1080p 12−14 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 53% more, than GeForce GTX 480M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 480M Radeon R9 M290X
    Architecture Fermi GCN
    Code name N11E-GTX-A3 Neptune
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 25 May 2010 7 January 2014
    Pipelines 352 1280
    Core clock speed 850 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 900 MHz
    Transistor count 3,100 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 18.7 billion/sec 72.00
    Floating-point performance 598.4 gflops 2,304 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1200 MHz 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 API
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.4
    OpenCL 1.1 Not Listed
    Vulkan N/A
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCI-E 2.0 PCIe 3.0 x16
    SLI options +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 300 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Compute units 20
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