GeForce GTX 295 vs Radeon R7 M270DX

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 295 and Radeon R7 M270DX 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 R7 M270DX will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
GeForce GTX 295
Radeon R7 M270DX

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 295 Radeon R7 M270DX
Power consumption (TDP) 289 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 IGP
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin
Memory type GDDR3 System Shared
Maximum RAM amount 1792 MB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI No outputs
 
  • GeForce GTX 295 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 M270DX uses IGP interface.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 295 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R7 M270DX - with GCN 3.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 295 is 342 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M270DX.
  • GeForce GTX 295 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 M270DX - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 2−3
ultra / 1080p 2−3 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 12−14
medium / 1080p 5−6 3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 295 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 295 Radeon R7 M270DX
Architecture Tesla 2.0 GCN 3.0
Code name GT200B Topaz
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 8 January 2009 11 June 2014
Pipelines 240 384
Core clock speed 1242 MHz 900 MHz
Boost Clock 940 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 92.2 billion/sec 22.56
Floating-point performance 2x 596.2 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 896 Bit
Memory clock speed 999 MHz
Memory bandwidth 223.8 GB/s
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 4.0 6.3
OpenGL 2.1 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA +
CUDA cores 480
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
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