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    GeForce GTX 960M vs Radeon R9 M290X

    In this comparison between GeForce GTX 960M 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 960M 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 960M Check Price
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    GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon R9 M290X are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 960M 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 960M or Radeon R9 M290X here:

    GeForce GTX 960M Laptops
    Radeon R9 M290X Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 960M Radeon R9 M290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Radeon R9 M290X has 33% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 960M.
    • GeForce GTX 960M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 M290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon R9 M290X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 960M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960M is 246 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.
    • GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon R9 M290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 960M is 1300 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 18−20 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 4−5
    4K / 2160p 4−5 4−5
    low / 720p 35−40 30−35
    medium / 1080p 21−24 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6% more, than Radeon R9 M290X.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 960M Radeon R9 M290X
    Architecture Maxwell GCN
    Code name N16P-GX Neptune
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 12 March 2015 7 January 2014
    Pipelines 640 1280
    Core clock speed 1096 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 1202 MHz 900 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 47.04 72.00
    Floating-point performance 1,505 gflops 2,304 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
    Vulkan 1.1.126
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 640
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0 x16
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 175 Mh/s 300 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized large
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Compute units 20
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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