Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290X outperforms GeForce GTX 960M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 290X is 505 days older than GeForce GTX 960M.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M
- Consumes up to 74% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 75 vs 290 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 139% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than GeForce GTX 960M - 43 vs 18 FPS
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 960M
Mobile • Mar 13th, 2015
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 960M
Mobile • Mar 13th, 2015
Pixel Fillrate
18.82 GPixel/s
29%
Texel Fillrate
47.04 GTexel/s
26%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 13th, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| GeForce 900M | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $549 |
| None | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 80.19 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
1097 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 1176 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1253 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
