GeForce GT 650M SLI vs Radeon R9 M290X

Place in performance ranking	471	589
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.80	0.71
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	Neptune	N13E-GE
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	7 January 2014 (10 years ago)	22 March 2012 (12 years ago)
Current price	$613	$545

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 M290X has 154% better value for money than GT 650M SLI.

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	1280	768
Compute units	20	no data
Core clock speed	850 MHz	790 MHz
Boost clock speed	900 MHz	835 MHz
Number of transistors	2,800 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	72.00	no data
Floating-point performance	2,304 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M290X and GeForce GT 650M SLI compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	medium sized
Bus support	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2x2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	2x 128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1200 MHz	4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	153.6 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	No outputs	no data
Eyefinity	1	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration	-	no data
Enduro	-	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	+	no data
PowerTune	+	no data
DualGraphics	1	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
ZeroCore	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
Optimus	no data	+

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	DirectX® 11	11
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data
OpenCL	Not Listed	no data
Mantle	+	no data
CUDA	no data	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

R9 M290X 8.45
+65.7%

GT 650M SLI 5.10

Radeon R9 M290X outperforms GeForce GT 650M SLI by 66% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

R9 M290X 6817
+89.5%

GT 650M SLI 3597

Radeon R9 M290X outperforms GeForce GT 650M SLI by 90% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

R9 M290X 23961
+87%

GT 650M SLI 12812

Radeon R9 M290X outperforms GeForce GT 650M SLI by 87% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

R9 M290X 62
+73.2%

GT 650M SLI 36

Radeon R9 M290X outperforms GeForce GT 650M SLI by 73% in Unigine Heaven 3.0.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p	130−140 +64.6%	79 −64.6%
Full HD	46 −26.1%	58 +26.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16

+55.6%

9−10
−55.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +63.6%	10−12 −63.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Battlefield 5	21−24 +61.5%	12−14 −61.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +63.6%	10−12 −63.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +63.6%	10−12 −63.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +45.8%	24−27 −45.8%
Hitman 3	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +53.8%	24−27 −53.8%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +58.8%	16−18 −58.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +59.1%	21−24 −59.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +63.6%	10−12 −63.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Battlefield 5	21−24 +61.5%	12−14 −61.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +63.6%	10−12 −63.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +63.6%	10−12 −63.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +45.8%	24−27 −45.8%
Hitman 3	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +53.8%	24−27 −53.8%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +58.8%	16−18 −58.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +63.6%	10−12 −63.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +59.1%	21−24 −59.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +63.6%	10−12 −63.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +63.6%	10−12 −63.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +63.6%	10−12 −63.6%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +45.8%	24−27 −45.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +53.8%	24−27 −53.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +58.8%	16−18 −58.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +63.6%	10−12 −63.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +59.1%	21−24 −59.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24
+50%

14−16

−50%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Hitman 3	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

+55.6%

9−10
−55.6%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Hitman 3	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Metro Exodus	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%