GeForce GTX TITAN Z vs Radeon R9 295X2

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 295X2 and GeForce GTX TITAN Z, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 295X2
2014
8 GB GDDR5, 500 Watt
22.34

GTX TITAN Z outperforms R9 295X2 by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking251242
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.42no data
Power efficiency3.064.22
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameVesuviusGK110B
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date29 April 2014 (10 years ago)28 May 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,499 $2,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 295X2 and GTX TITAN Z have a nearly equal value for money.

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 cores28165760
Core clock speedno data705 MHz
Boost clock speed1018 MHz876 MHz
Number of transistors6,200 million7,080 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)500 Watt375 Watt
Texture fill rate179.2210.2
Floating-point processing power5.733 TFLOPS5.046 TFLOPS
ROPs6448
TMUs176240

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).

Bus supportPCIe 2.1 x16PCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length307 mm267 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot3-slot
Supplementary power connectors2 x 8-pin2x 8-pin

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 GB12 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit768-bit (384-bit per GPU)
Memory clock speed1250 MHz7.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth640 GB/s672 GB/s

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 Connectors1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPortOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort
Multi monitor supportno data4 displays
Eyefinity+-
HDMI++
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire+-
FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
LiquidVR+-
TressFX+-
UVD+-
DDMA audio+no data
Blu Ray 3D-+
3D Gaming-+
3D Vision-+
3D Vision Live-+

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (11_1)
Shader Model6.35.1
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan+1.1.126
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.

R9 295X2 22.34
GTX TITAN Z 23.11
+3.4%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

R9 295X2 8608
GTX TITAN Z 8904
+3.4%

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.

R9 295X2 21197
+23.7%
GTX TITAN Z 17130

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 22.34 23.11
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 12 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 500 Watt 375 Watt

GTX TITAN Z has a 3.4% higher aggregate performance score, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon R9 295X2 and GeForce GTX TITAN Z.


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