GeForce GTX 670 vs Radeon R9 M290X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 670 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 670 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.

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:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 670 Radeon R9 M290X
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors Two 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 670 has 70% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 M290X.
  • 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 670.
  • GeForce GTX 670 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M290X - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 670 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 670 is 130 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.
  • GeForce GTX 670 and Radeon R9 M290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M290X is 1194 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 670.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 16−18
ultra / 1080p 21−24 10−11
QHD / 1440p 16−18 4−5
4K / 2160p 10−11 4−5
low / 720p 60−65 30−35
medium / 1080p 40−45 20−22
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 670 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 113% more, than Radeon R9 M290X.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 670 Radeon R9 M290X
Architecture Kepler GCN
Code name GK104 Neptune
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 10 May 2012 7 January 2014
Pipelines 1344 1280
Core clock speed 980 MHz 850 MHz
Boost Clock 980 MHz 900 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 102.5 billion/sec 72.00
Floating-point performance 2,459.5 gflops 2,304 gflops
Length 9.5" (24.1 cm)
Memory bus width 256-bit GDDR5 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6.0 GB/s 1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.2 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.2 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 1344
Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0 x16
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
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) 97 Mh/s 300 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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Compute units 20
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