GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition vs Radeon R9 M290X
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R9 M290X and GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
R9 M290X outperforms GTX 780M Mac Edition by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 501 | 564 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 5.88 | 3.79 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | Neptune | GK104 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 9 January 2014 (11 years ago) | 8 November 2013 (11 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 cores | 1280 | 1536 |
| Compute units | 20 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 771 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 900 MHz | 797 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,800 million | 3,540 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 122 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 72.00 | 102.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.304 TFLOPS | 2.448 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 80 | 128 |
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 size | large | no data |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 x16 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | MXM-B (3.0) |
| 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 | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1200 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 153.6 GB/s | 160.0 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 Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | + | - |
| HD3D | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| DualGraphics | + | - |
| ZeroCore | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 11 | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | Not Listed | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.1.126 |
| Mantle | + | - |
| CUDA | - | 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:
| Full HD | 46
+31.4%
| 35−40
−31.4%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+41.7%
|
12−14
−41.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+41.7%
|
12−14
−41.7%
|
| Elden Ring | 24−27
+33.3%
|
18−20
−33.3%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+33.3%
|
21−24
−33.3%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+41.7%
|
12−14
−41.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+41.7%
|
12−14
−41.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+41.7%
|
24−27
−41.7%
|
| Metro Exodus | 21−24
+27.8%
|
18−20
−27.8%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 21−24
+27.8%
|
18−20
−27.8%
|
| Valorant | 30−33
+42.9%
|
21−24
−42.9%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+33.3%
|
21−24
−33.3%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+41.7%
|
12−14
−41.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+41.7%
|
12−14
−41.7%
|
| Dota 2 | 30−33
+42.9%
|
21−24
−42.9%
|
| Elden Ring | 24−27
+33.3%
|
18−20
−33.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
+33.3%
|
27−30
−33.3%
|
| Fortnite | 50−55
+42.9%
|
35−40
−42.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+41.7%
|
24−27
−41.7%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−33
+42.9%
|
21−24
−42.9%
|
| Metro Exodus | 21−24
+27.8%
|
18−20
−27.8%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 65−70
+34%
|
50−55
−34%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 21−24
+27.8%
|
18−20
−27.8%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35
+29.6%
|
27−30
−29.6%
|
| Valorant | 30−33
+42.9%
|
21−24
−42.9%
|
| World of Tanks | 120−130
+33.7%
|
95−100
−33.7%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+33.3%
|
21−24
−33.3%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+41.7%
|
12−14
−41.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+41.7%
|
12−14
−41.7%
|
| Dota 2 | 30−33
+42.9%
|
21−24
−42.9%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
+33.3%
|
27−30
−33.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+41.7%
|
24−27
−41.7%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 65−70
+34%
|
50−55
−34%
|
| Valorant | 30−33
+42.9%
|
21−24
−42.9%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 10−11
+42.9%
|
7−8
−42.9%
|
| Elden Ring | 10−12
+37.5%
|
8−9
−37.5%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 10−11
+42.9%
|
7−8
−42.9%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45
+40%
|
30−33
−40%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
| World of Tanks | 60−65
+37.8%
|
45−50
−37.8%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 16−18
+33.3%
|
12−14
−33.3%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
+42.9%
|
7−8
−42.9%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18−20
+28.6%
|
14−16
−28.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+41.7%
|
12−14
−41.7%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
+50%
|
10−11
−50%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
+42.9%
|
7−8
−42.9%
|
| Valorant | 21−24
+31.3%
|
16−18
−31.3%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Dota 2 | 18−20
+35.7%
|
14−16
−35.7%
|
| Elden Ring | 5−6
+66.7%
|
3−4
−66.7%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 18−20
+35.7%
|
14−16
−35.7%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27
+38.9%
|
18−20
−38.9%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
+66.7%
|
3−4
−66.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
+35.7%
|
14−16
−35.7%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Dota 2 | 18−20
+35.7%
|
14−16
−35.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
+42.9%
|
7−8
−42.9%
|
| Fortnite | 9−10
+28.6%
|
7−8
−28.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
+42.9%
|
7−8
−42.9%
|
| Valorant | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
This is how R9 M290X and GTX 780M Mac Edition compete in popular games:
- R9 M290X is 31% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 8.54 | 6.72 |
| Recency | 9 January 2014 | 8 November 2013 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 122 Watt |
R9 M290X has a 27.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, and 22% lower power consumption.
The Radeon R9 M290X is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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