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    GeForce GTX 950 vs Radeon R9 M290X

    In this comparison between GeForce GTX 950 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 950 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 M290X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
    GeForce GTX 950 Check Price
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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 950 Radeon R9 M290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pins None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort No outputs
    Recommended system power (PSU) 350 Watt
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    • Radeon R9 M290X has 11% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 950.
    • 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 950.
    • GeForce GTX 950 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M290X - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 950 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 950 is 174 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.
    • GeForce GTX 950 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 950.

    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 950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 113% more, than Radeon R9 M290X.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 950 Radeon R9 M290X
    Architecture Maxwell GCN
    Code name GM206 Neptune
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 20 August 2015 7 January 2014
    Pipelines 768 1280
    Core clock speed 1024 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 1188 MHz 900 MHz
    Transistor count 2,940 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 49.2 billion/sec 72.00
    Floating-point performance 1,825 gflops 2,304 gflops
    Length 7.938" (20.2 cm)
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 6.6 GB/s 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 105.6 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
    Vulkan 1.1.126
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 768
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
    SLI options +
    Multi monitor support 4 displays
    HDCP +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI Internal
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 233 Mh/s 300 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 9.97 Mh/s
    Compute units 20
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
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