GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile vs Radeon R9 295X2

Place in performance ranking	231	115
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.31	no data
Architecture	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Vesuvius	GN20-E5 GA104
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	29 April 2014 (10 years ago)	4 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,499	no data
Current price	$600 (0.4x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2816	5120
Core clock speed	no data	780 - 1100 MHz
Boost clock speed	1018 MHz	1290 - 1620 MHz
Number of transistors	6,200 million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	500 Watt	125 Watt
Texture fill rate	179.2	287.0
Floating-point performance	2x 5,733 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 295X2 and GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	no data	large
Bus support	PCIe 2.1 x16	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	307 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2 x 8-pin	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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	512 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	640 GB/s	320.0 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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	1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Eyefinity	1	no data
HDMI	+	+
DisplayPort support	-	no data

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	-	no data
CrossFire	1	no data
Enduro	-	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	+	no data
LiquidVR	1	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TressFX	1	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
ZeroCore	-	no data
UVD	+	no data
DDMA audio	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.3	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	+	1.2
Mantle	-	no data
CUDA	no data	8.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 22.31

RTX 3070 Mobile 37.20
+66.7%

GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile outperforms Radeon R9 295X2 by 67% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

R9 295X2 8617

RTX 3070 Mobile 14364
+66.7%

GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile outperforms Radeon R9 295X2 by 67% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

R9 295X2 21197

RTX 3070 Mobile 25478
+20.2%

GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile outperforms Radeon R9 295X2 by 20% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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	65−70 −75.4%	114 +75.4%
1440p	40−45 −87.5%	75 +87.5%
4K	27−30 −77.8%	48 +77.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

119

−59.7%

190−200
+59.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 −66.7%	110−120 +66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	91 −64.8%	150−160 +64.8%
Battlefield 5	120−130 −66.7%	200−210 +66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 −57.9%	120−130 +57.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	107 −58.9%	170−180 +58.9%
Far Cry 5	80−85 −60.5%	130−140 +60.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	90−95 −61.3%	150−160 +61.3%
Forza Horizon 4	189 −58.7%	300−310 +58.7%
Hitman 3	114 −66.7%	190−200 +66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	199 −50.8%	300−310 +50.8%
Metro Exodus	100−110 −65.1%	180−190 +65.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 −64.8%	150−160 +64.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	224 −56.3%	350−400 +56.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	89 −57.3%	140−150 +57.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 −66.7%	110−120 +66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	76 −57.9%	120−130 +57.9%
Battlefield 5	120−130 −66.7%	200−210 +66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 −57.9%	120−130 +57.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	88 −59.1%	140−150 +59.1%
Far Cry 5	80−85 −60.5%	130−140 +60.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	90−95 −61.3%	150−160 +61.3%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −66.7%	240−250 +66.7%
Hitman 3	92 −63%	150−160 +63%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 −66.7%	250−260 +66.7%
Metro Exodus	125 −60%	200−210 +60%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85 −64.7%	140−150 +64.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	183 −63.9%	300−310 +63.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170 −64.7%	280−290 +64.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	181 −65.7%	300−310 +65.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 −66.7%	110−120 +66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	68 −61.8%	110−120 +61.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 −57.9%	120−130 +57.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	74 −62.2%	120−130 +62.2%
Far Cry 5	80−85 −60.5%	130−140 +60.5%
Forza Horizon 4	167 −61.7%	270−280 +61.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	132 −66.7%	220−230 +66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	168 −66.7%	280−290 +66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	94 −59.6%	150−160 +59.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60 −66.7%	100−105 +66.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

82
−58.5%

130−140

+58.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 −54.9%	110−120 +54.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	123 −62.6%	200−210 +62.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 −62.5%	65−70 +62.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	53 −60.4%	85−90 +60.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	56 −60.7%	90−95 +60.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	47 −59.6%	75−80 +59.6%
Far Cry 5	91 −64.8%	150−160 +64.8%
Forza Horizon 4	140 −64.3%	230−240 +64.3%
Hitman 3	68 −61.8%	110−120 +61.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	112 −60.7%	180−190 +60.7%
Metro Exodus	91 −64.8%	150−160 +64.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	125 −60%	200−210 +60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 −60.4%	85−90 +60.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55 −63.6%	90−95 +63.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

73
−64.4%

120−130

+64.4%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −62.2%	60−65 +62.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 −61.3%	50−55 +61.3%
Hitman 3	38 −57.9%	60−65 +57.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −59.6%	75−80 +59.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	48 −66.7%	80−85 +66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	64 −56.3%	100−105 +56.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −60%	40−45 +60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	33 −66.7%	55−60 +66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −52.2%	35−40 +52.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	22 −59.1%	35−40 +59.1%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −59.1%	35−40 +59.1%
Forza Horizon 4	93 −61.3%	150−160 +61.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	63 −58.7%	100−105 +58.7%
Metro Exodus	58 −63.8%	95−100 +63.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27 −66.7%	45−50 +66.7%