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    GeForce GTX 980 vs Radeon R9 M290X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 980 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 980 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 980 Radeon R9 M290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pins None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort No outputs
    Recommended system power (PSU) 500 Watt
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    • GeForce GTX 980 has 65% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 M290X.
    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • GeForce GTX 980 and Radeon R9 M290X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • GeForce GTX 980 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M290X - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 980 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
    • GeForce GTX 980 and Radeon R9 M290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M290X is 1193 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 55−60 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 35−40 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 30−35 4−5
    4K / 2160p 18−20 4−5
    low / 720p 80−85 30−35
    medium / 1080p 65−70 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 226% more, than Radeon R9 M290X.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 980 Radeon R9 M290X
    Architecture Maxwell GCN
    Code name GM204 Neptune
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 19 September 2014 7 January 2014
    Pipelines 2048 1280
    Core clock speed 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 1216 MHz 900 MHz
    Transistor count 5,200 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 144 billion/sec 72.00
    Floating-point performance 4,981 gflops 2,304 gflops
    Length 10.5" (26.7 cm)
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 7.0 GB/s 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 224 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 +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.54 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 2048
    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
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 579 Mh/s 300 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.74 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.28 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 312.12 Sol/s
    Compute units 20
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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