GeForce GTX 490 vs GTX 880M

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking449not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.85no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGK104GF100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date12 March 2014 (10 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores1536480
Core clock speed954 MHz608 MHz
Boost clock speed993 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,540 million3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)122 Watt365 Watt
Texture fill rate127.136.48
Floating-point processing power3.05 TFLOPS1.166 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs12860

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data279 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 8-pin
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB1536 MB
Standard memory configurationGDDR5no data
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 2500 MHz854 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.0 GB/s164.0 GB/s
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 ConnectorsNo outputs3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
eDP 1.2 signal supportUp to 3840x2160no data
LVDS signal supportUp to 1920x1200no data
VGA аnalog display supportUp to 2048x1536no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportUp to 3840x2160no data
HDMI+-
HDCP content protection+-
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI+-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming+-

Supported technologies

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

H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.11.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA+2.0

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 1536 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 365 Watt

GTX 880M has a 433.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 199.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 880M and GeForce GTX 490. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 880M is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 490 is a desktop one.


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