GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295
79%
79%
AMD Radeon R9 270X
126%
126%
AMD Radeon R9 270X is approximately 47% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 | AMD Radeon R9 270X |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | GT200B x2 | Curacao |
| CoresDifferent | 240 x2 | 1280 |
| TMUsDifferent | 80 x2 | 80 |
| ROPsDifferent | 28 x2 | 32 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 896 MB x2 | 2 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 448 bit x2 | 256 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 | AMD Radeon R9 270X |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | GT200B | Curacao |
| GPU VariantDifferent | G200-400-B3 | Curacao XT(215-0848004) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Tesla 2.0 | GCN 1.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 55 nm | 28 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 1,400 million | 2,800 million |
| DensityDifferent | 3.0M / mm² | 13.2M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 470 mm² | 212 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-1981 | FCBGA-1737 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 | AMD Radeon R9 270X |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Jan 8th, 2009 | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 200 | Volcanic Islands(R9 200) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 9 | Sea Islands |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 400 | Pirate Islands |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 499 USD | 199 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 74 in our database | 90 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 | AMD Radeon R9 270X |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 576 MHz | N/A |
| Shader ClockDifferent | 1242 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 999 MHz1998 Mbps effective | 1400 MHz5.6 Gbps effective |
| Base ClockDifferent | N/A | 1000 MHz |
| Boost ClockDifferent | N/A | 1050 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 | AMD Radeon R9 270X |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 896 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 448 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 111.9 GB/s | 179.2 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 | AMD Radeon R9 270X |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 240 | 1280 |
| TMUs | 80 | 80 |
| ROPsDifferent | 28 | 32 |
| SM CountDifferent | 30 | N/A |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 224 KB | 512 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 20 |
| L1 CacheDifferent | N/A | 16 KB (per CU) |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 | AMD Radeon R9 270X |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 16.13 GPixel/s | 33.60 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 46.08 GTexel/s | 84.00 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 596.2 GFLOPS | 2.688 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 74.52 GFLOPS (1:8) | 168.0 GFLOPS (1:16) |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 | AMD Radeon R9 270X |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 267 mm10.5 inches | 241 mm9.5 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 111 mm4.4 inches | 109 mm4.3 inches |
| WidthDifferent | 38 mm1.5 inches | 36 mm1.4 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 289 W | 180 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 600 W | 450 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 2x DVI1x HDMI | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a1x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | P656 SKU 0 | C631, 109-C63257-00A_02, 109-C63257-12_02 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 | AMD Radeon R9 270X |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (11_1) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 1.1 | 2.1 (1.2) |
| VulkanDifferent | N/A | 1.2.170 |
| CUDADifferent | 1.3 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 4.0 | 6.5 (5.1) |
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