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    GeForce GTX 650 vs Radeon R9 M290X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 650 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 GeForce GTX 650 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

      GeForce GTX 650 Radeon R9 M290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 64 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors One 6-pin None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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    • Radeon R9 M290X has 56% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 650.
    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • Radeon R9 M290X has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 650.
    • GeForce GTX 650 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M290X - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 650 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 650 is 208 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.
    • GeForce GTX 650 and Radeon R9 M290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M290X is 1195 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 650.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 8−9 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 18−20 30−35
    medium / 1080p 10−11 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 650.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 650 Radeon R9 M290X
    Architecture Kepler GCN
    Code name GK107 Neptune
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 6 September 2012 7 January 2014
    Pipelines 384 1280
    Core clock speed 1058 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 33.9 billion/sec 72.00
    Floating-point performance 812.5 gflops 2,304 gflops
    Length 5.70" (14.5 cm)
    Memory bus width 128-bit GDDR5 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5.0 GB/s 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 80.0 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.3 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
    Vulkan 1.1.126
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 384
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Height 4.38" (11.1 cm)
    Multi monitor support 4 displays
    HDMI +
    HDCP +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI Internal
    3D Blu-Ray +
    3D Gaming +
    3D Vision +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 26 Mh/s 300 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Compute units 20
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