GeForce GTX 295 vs Quadro CX

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 295 and Quadro CX, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 295 stacks up against Quadro CX, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 295
Quadro CX

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 295 Quadro CX
Power consumption (TDP) 289 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1792 MB 1536 MB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
 
  • GeForce GTX 295 has 92% more power consumption, than Quadro CX.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 295 has 256 GB more memory, than Quadro CX.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 295 and Quadro CX are build with Tesla 2.0 architecture.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 295 is 640 MHz higher, than Quadro CX.
  • GeForce GTX 295 and Quadro CX are manufactured by 55 nm process technology.
  • Quadro CX is 257 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 295.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro CX is 601 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 295.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 1−2
ultra / 1080p 2−3 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 10−12
medium / 1080p 5−6 2−3
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 295 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 60% more, than Quadro CX.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 295 Quadro CX
Architecture Tesla 2.0 Tesla 2.0
Code name GT200B GT200B
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 8 January 2009 11 November 2008
Pipelines 240 192
Core clock speed 1242 MHz 602 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 92.2 billion/sec 38.53
Floating-point performance 2x 596.2 gflops 462.3 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm) 267 mm
Memory bus width 896 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 999 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 223.8 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 4.0 4.0
OpenGL 2.1 3.3
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA + 1.3
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