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    GeForce GTX 295 vs Radeon HD 7970

    In this comparison between GeForce GTX 295 and Radeon HD 7970 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 295 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7970 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
    GeForce GTX 295
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    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 295 Radeon HD 7970
    Power consumption (TDP) 289 Watt 300 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1792 MB 3 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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    • Radeon HD 7970 has 3% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 295.
    • GeForce GTX 295 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7970 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 295 has 1789 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7970.
    • Both cards are used in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 295 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7970 - with GCN.
    • GeForce GTX 295 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7970 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Radeon HD 7970 is 264 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 295.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970 is 376 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 295.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 3−4 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 2−3 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 14−16 60−65
    medium / 1080p 5−6 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than GeForce GTX 295.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 295 Radeon HD 7970
    Architecture Tesla 2.0 GCN
    Code name GT200B Tahiti XT
    Type Desktop Desktop
    Release date 8 January 2009 22 December 2011
    Pipelines 240 2048
    Core clock speed 1242 MHz
    Boost Clock 925 MHz
    Transistor count 1,400 million 4,313 million
    Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 92.2 billion/sec 118.4
    Floating-point performance 2x 596.2 gflops 3,789 gflops
    Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm) 274 mm
    Memory bus width 896 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 999 MHz 1375 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 223.8 GB/s 264 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 11.1 (10_0)
    Shader Model 4.0 5.1
    OpenGL 2.1 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan N/A
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 480
    Bus support PCIe 2.1 x16
    Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
    SLI options +
    Multi monitor support +
    HDMI + +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 485 Mh/s
    Eyefinity +
    Design reference
    CrossFire +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.71 Mh/s
    CUDA cores per GPU 240
    Standard memory config per GPU 896 MB
    Memory interface width per GPU 448 Bit
    High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR) 128bit
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