GeForce 7000M vs Radeon R9 M290X Crossfire
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 292 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN (2011−2017) | no data |
| GPU code name | Neptune CF | C67 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 March 2014 (10 years ago) | 1 February 2006 (18 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2560 | 3 |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 1 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 900 MHz | 350 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2x 2800 Million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | shared Memory |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2x 4 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 2x 256 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 4800 MHz | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (FL 11_1) | shared Memory |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 March 2014 | 1 February 2006 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 90 nm |
R9 M290X Crossfire has an age advantage of 8 years, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R9 M290X Crossfire and GeForce 7000M. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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