GeForce GTX 295 vs Radeon R9 M270X

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 295 and Radeon R9 M270X 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 R9 M270X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
GeForce GTX 295
Radeon R9 M270X

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 295 Radeon R9 M270X
Power consumption (TDP) 289 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1792 MB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI No outputs
 
  • GeForce GTX 295 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M270X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 295 has 1788 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M270X.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 295 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M270X - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 295 is 517 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M270X.
  • GeForce GTX 295 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M270X - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M270X is 126 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 295.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 6−7
ultra / 1080p 2−3 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 16−18
medium / 1080p 5−6 8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than GeForce GTX 295.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 295 Radeon R9 M270X
Architecture Tesla 2.0 GCN 1.0
Code name GT200B Venus
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 8 January 2009 21 March 2014
Pipelines 240 640
Core clock speed 1242 MHz 725 MHz
Boost Clock 775 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 92.2 billion/sec 31.00
Floating-point performance 2x 596.2 gflops 1,536 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 896 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 999 MHz 1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth 223.8 GB/s 72 GB/s
DirectX 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 4.0 5.1
OpenGL 2.1 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 Not Listed
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 480
Bus support PCIe 3.0 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
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Compute units 10
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