AMD Radeon R9 M290X vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 775M

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Combined performance score

GTX 775M
9.27
+11.4%

GeForce GTX 775M outperforms Radeon R9 M290X by 11% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking437466
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.621.65
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code nameN13E-GTX-A2Neptune
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date24 September 2013 (10 years old)7 January 2014 (10 years old)
Current price$780 $613
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 M290X has 2% better value for money than GTX 775M.

Technical specs

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 cores13441280
Compute unitsno data20
Core clock speed719 MHz850 MHz
Boost clock speedno data900 MHz
Number of transistors3540 Million2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rateno data72.00
Floating-point performanceno data2,304 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 775M and Radeon R9 M290X 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 sizelargelarge
Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
SLI options+no data

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed3600 MHz1200 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data153.6 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs
Eyefinityno data1

Technologies

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

AppAccelerationno data-
Endurono data-
FreeSyncno data1
HD3Dno data+
PowerTuneno data+
DualGraphicsno data1
TrueAudiono data-
ZeroCoreno data+
Switchable graphicsno data1
Optimus+no data

API support

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

DirectX11DirectX® 11
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.4
OpenCLno dataNot Listed
Mantleno 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.

GTX 775M 9.27
+11.4%
R9 M290X 8.32

GeForce GTX 775M outperforms Radeon R9 M290X by 11% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 775M 3593
+11.4%
R9 M290X 3226

GeForce GTX 775M outperforms Radeon R9 M290X by 11% in Passmark.

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%

GTX 775M 6071
R9 M290X 6817
+12.3%

Radeon R9 M290X outperforms GeForce GTX 775M by 12% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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:

Full HD50−55
+8.7%
46
−8.7%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+11.8%
16−18
−11.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+10.7%
27−30
−10.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+8.7%
21−24
−8.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+15%
20−22
−15%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+9.1%
21−24
−9.1%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+13.8%
27−30
−13.8%
Hitman 3 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+11.8%
16−18
−11.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+11.8%
16−18
−11.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+10.7%
27−30
−10.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+8.7%
21−24
−8.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+15%
20−22
−15%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+9.1%
21−24
−9.1%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+13.8%
27−30
−13.8%
Hitman 3 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+11.8%
16−18
−11.8%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+11.8%
16−18
−11.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+11.8%
16−18
−11.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+10.7%
27−30
−10.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+15%
20−22
−15%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+9.1%
21−24
−9.1%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+13.8%
27−30
−13.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+11.8%
16−18
−11.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Hitman 3 14−16
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+15.4%
12−14
−15.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Hitman 3 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Battlefield 5 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

This is how GTX 775M and R9 M290X compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 775M is 8.7% faster than R9 M290X

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 775M is 50% faster than the R9 M290X.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 775M is ahead in 61 test (90%)
  • there's a draw in 7 tests (10%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 9.27 8.32
Recency 24 September 2013 7 January 2014

The GeForce GTX 775M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M290X in performance tests.


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