GeForce GTX 295 vs Radeon R9 M295X Mac Edition
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R9 M295X Mac Edition with GeForce GTX 295, including specs and performance data.
R9 M295X Mac Edition outperforms GTX 295 by a whopping 328% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 381 | 751 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.12 |
| Power efficiency | 3.71 | 0.75 |
| Architecture | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | Amethyst | GT200B |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 23 November 2014 (9 years ago) | 8 January 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $500 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 2048 | 480 |
| CUDA cores per GPU | no data | 240 |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 576 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,000 million | 1,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 289 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Texture fill rate | 108.8 | 46.08 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.482 TFLOPS | 0.5962 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 28 |
| TMUs | 128 | 80 |
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).
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Height | no data | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1792 MB |
| Standard memory config per GPU | no data | 896 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 896 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1362 MHz | 999 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 174.3 GB/s | 223.8 GB/s |
| Memory interface width per GPU | no data | 448 Bit |
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 | Two Dual Link DVIHDMI |
| Multi monitor support | no data | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
| Audio input for HDMI | no data | S/PDIF |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR) | no data | 128bit |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
| CUDA | - | + |
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 | 13.39 | 3.13 |
| Recency | 23 November 2014 | 8 January 2009 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1792 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 289 Watt |
R9 M295X Mac Edition has a 327.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 128.6% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 96.4% more advanced lithography process, and 15.6% lower power consumption.
The Radeon R9 M295X Mac Edition is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 295 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon R9 M295X Mac Edition is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 295 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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