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    GeForce GTX 870M vs Radeon R9 M290X

    In this comparison between GeForce GTX 870M 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 870M 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 870M and Radeon R9 M290X are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 870M 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 870M or Radeon R9 M290X here:

    GeForce GTX 870M Laptops
    Radeon R9 M290X Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 870M 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 6 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 870M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 M290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 870M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M290X.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 870M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 870M is 91 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.
    • GeForce GTX 870M and Radeon R9 M290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 16−18 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 4−5
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 35−40 30−35
    medium / 1080p 21−24 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 870M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 5% more, than Radeon R9 M290X.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 870M Radeon R9 M290X
    Architecture Kepler GCN
    Code name N15P-GT Neptune
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 12 March 2014 7 January 2014
    Pipelines 1344 1280
    Core clock speed 941 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 967 MHz 900 MHz
    Transistor count 3,540 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 108.3 72.00
    Floating-point performance 2,599 gflops 2,304 gflops
    Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 120.0 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.4
    OpenCL 1.1 Not Listed
    Vulkan 1.1.126
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 1344
    Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0 x16
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 82 Mh/s 300 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
    Standard memory configuration GDDR5
    eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
    LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
    HDCP content protection +
    7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
    TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Compute units 20
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