NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M SLI
VS
AMD Radeon R9 290
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M SLI
VS
AMD Radeon R9 290

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M SLI  vs  AMD Radeon R9 290.

196
Place in performance rating
166
Kepler
Architecture
GCN 2.0
N13E-GTX
Code name
Hawaii
Laptop
Type
Desktop
4 June 2012 (9 years ago)
Release date
5 November 2013 (8 years ago)
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Launch price (MSRP)
$399
$149
Price now
$237 (0.6x MSRP)
26.57
Value for money
25.21
N13E-GTX
GPU code name
Hawaii
Laptop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M SLI  vs  AMD Radeon R9 290 in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

2688
Pipelines
2560
720 MHz
Core clock speed
947 MHz
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Transistor count
6,200 million
28 nm
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
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Power consumption (TDP)
275 Watt
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Texture fill rate
151.5
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Floating-point performance
4,849 gflops
2688
Pipelines / CUDA cores
2560
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Number of transistors
6,200 million
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Thermal design power (TDP)
275 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M SLI and AMD Radeon R9 290 come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

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Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
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Length
275 mm
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Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
large
Laptop size
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SLI options
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Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M SLI vs AMD Radeon R9 290.

GDDR5
Memory type
GDDR5
2x 4 GB
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
2x 256 Bit
Memory bus width
512 Bit
3600 MHz
Memory clock speed
5000 MHz
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Memory bandwidth
320.0 GB/s
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Shared memory
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Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M SLI vs AMD Radeon R9 290.

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Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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HDMI
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Technologies

Let’s have a look what is the difference. It is worthwhile to note that NVIDIA and AMD are using different technologies.

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3D Vision
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CUDA
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Optimus
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Verde Drivers
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API support

The confrontation between the two contenders NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M SLI and AMD Radeon R9 290 is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
DirectX
12 (12_0)
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OpenGL
4.6

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M SLI and AMD Radeon R9 290 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M SLI or AMD Radeon R9 290 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M SLI
AMD Radeon R9 290
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M SLI
AMD Radeon R9 290
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M SLI
AMD Radeon R9 290
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M SLI
AMD Radeon R9 290
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M SLI
AMD Radeon R9 290
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M SLI

Cheaper ($149 vs $237 (0.6x MSRP))

More pipelines (2688 vs 2560)

Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290

8.22% faster in synthetic tests

More maximum RAM amount (4 GB vs 2x 4 GB)

So, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M SLI or AMD Radeon R9 290?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend AMD Radeon R9 290 .

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M SLI versus AMD Radeon R9 290 performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

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3DMark 11 Performance GPU

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3DMark Vantage Performance

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Unigine Heaven 3.0

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Passmark

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User rating

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