Radeon R9 M295X vs GeForce GTX 880M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 880M SLI and Radeon R9 M295X, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 880M SLI
2014
2x 8 GB GDDR5, 206 Watt
21.63
+61.8%

GTX 880M SLI outperforms R9 M295X by an impressive 62% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking255384
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency7.203.67
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameN15E-GX-A2Amethyst
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date12 March 2014 (10 years ago)23 November 2014 (10 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 cores30722048
Core clock speed954 MHz723 MHz
Number of transistors2x 3540 Million5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)206 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rateno data92.54
Floating-point processing powerno data2.961 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data128

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 sizelargelarge
Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
Interfaceno dataMXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
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 typeGDDR5Not Listed
Maximum RAM amount2x 8 GB0 MB
Memory bus width2x 256 BitNot Listed
Memory clock speed5000 MHzno data
Memory bandwidthno data160.0 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 dataNo outputs

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-+
Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (FL 11_0)Not Listed
Shader Modelno data6.3
OpenGLno data4.4
OpenCLno dataNot Listed
Mantle-+
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 880M SLI 21.63
+61.8%
R9 M295X 13.37

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 880M SLI 15823
+78.8%
R9 M295X 8851

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 880M SLI 36366
+21.3%
R9 M295X 29972

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 880M SLI 11817
+79.3%
R9 M295X 6591

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 880M SLI 77057
+102%
R9 M295X 38132

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 HD77
+57.1%
49
−57.1%
4K40−45
+53.8%
26
−53.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+66.7%
21−24
−66.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+54.8%
30−35
−54.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+76.2%
21−24
−76.2%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+67.4%
40−45
−67.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+66.7%
27−30
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+66.7%
21−24
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+64.5%
30−35
−64.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+56.8%
35−40
−56.8%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+51.1%
85−90
−51.1%
Hitman 3 40−45
+72%
24−27
−72%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+50.7%
65−70
−50.7%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+68.9%
45−50
−68.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+56.8%
35−40
−56.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
+69.8%
40−45
−69.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
+31.5%
70−75
−31.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+54.8%
30−35
−54.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+76.2%
21−24
−76.2%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+67.4%
40−45
−67.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+66.7%
27−30
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+66.7%
21−24
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+64.5%
30−35
−64.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+56.8%
35−40
−56.8%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+51.1%
85−90
−51.1%
Hitman 3 40−45
+72%
24−27
−72%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+50.7%
65−70
−50.7%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+68.9%
45−50
−68.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+56.8%
35−40
−56.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
+69.8%
40−45
−69.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
−41.7%
68
+41.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
+31.5%
70−75
−31.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+54.8%
30−35
−54.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+76.2%
21−24
−76.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+66.7%
27−30
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+66.7%
21−24
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+64.5%
30−35
−64.5%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+51.1%
85−90
−51.1%
Hitman 3 40−45
+72%
24−27
−72%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+50.7%
65−70
−50.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
+69.8%
40−45
−69.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+182%
17
−182%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
+31.5%
70−75
−31.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+56.8%
35−40
−56.8%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+61.5%
24−27
−61.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+65%
20−22
−65%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+76.9%
12−14
−76.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+110%
10−11
−110%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+78.6%
14−16
−78.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+66.7%
14−16
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+85.1%
65−70
−85.1%
Hitman 3 24−27
+62.5%
16−18
−62.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+66.7%
27−30
−66.7%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+86.4%
21−24
−86.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+109%
21−24
−109%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+85.7%
14−16
−85.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+53%
80−85
−53%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+63.6%
21−24
−63.6%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+69.2%
12−14
−69.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%
Hitman 3 16−18
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+73.8%
65−70
−73.8%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+100%
12−14
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+64.3%
14
−64.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+66.7%
18−20
−66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+117%
12−14
−117%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%

This is how GTX 880M SLI and R9 M295X compete in popular games:

  • GTX 880M SLI is 57% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 880M SLI is 54% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 880M SLI is 182% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the R9 M295X is 42% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 880M SLI is ahead in 71 test (99%)
  • R9 M295X is ahead in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.63 13.37
Recency 12 March 2014 23 November 2014
Power consumption (TDP) 206 Watt 250 Watt

GTX 880M SLI has a 61.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 21.4% lower power consumption.

R9 M295X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months.

The GeForce GTX 880M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M295X in performance tests.


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