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    GeForce MX250 vs Radeon R9 M290X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce MX250 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 MX250 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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    GeForce MX250 and Radeon R9 M290X are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce MX250 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 MX250 or Radeon R9 M290X here:

    GeForce MX250 Laptops
    Radeon R9 M290X Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce MX250 Radeon R9 M290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x4 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 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 900% more power consumption, than GeForce MX250.
    • GeForce MX250 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x4, and Radeon R9 M290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce MX250 and Radeon R9 M290X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce MX250 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce MX250 is 668 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.
    • GeForce MX250 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M290X - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce MX250 is 5800 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 12−14 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 7−8 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 2−3 4−5
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 27−30 30−35
    medium / 1080p 16−18 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 30% more, than GeForce MX250.

    Full Specs

      GeForce MX250 Radeon R9 M290X
    Architecture Pascal GCN
    Code name N17S-G2 Neptune
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 20 February 2019 7 January 2014
    Pipelines 384 1280
    Core clock speed 1518 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 1582 MHz 900 MHz
    Transistor count 1,800 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 24.91 72.00
    Floating-point performance 2,304 gflops
    Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 48.06 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
    Vulkan 1.2
    CUDA 6.1
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 300 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Compute units 20
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