GeForce GTX 295 vs Radeon HD 4890

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 295 and Radeon HD 4890 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 4890 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 295 Radeon HD 4890
Power consumption (TDP) 289 Watt 190 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1792 MB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • GeForce GTX 295 has 52% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 4890.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 295 has 1791 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4890.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 295 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 4890 - with TeraScale.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 295 is 392 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4890.
  • GeForce GTX 295 and Radeon HD 4890 are manufactured by 55 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 4890 is 231 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 295.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4890 is 2901 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 295.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 7−8
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 HD 4890 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than GeForce GTX 295.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 295 Radeon HD 4890
Architecture Tesla 2.0 TeraScale
Code name GT200B RV790
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 8 January 2009 2 April 2009
Pipelines 240 800
Core clock speed 1242 MHz 850 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 959 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 92.2 billion/sec 34.00
Floating-point performance 2x 596.2 gflops 1,360.0 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm) 241 mm
Memory bus width 896 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 999 MHz 3900 MHz
Memory bandwidth 223.8 GB/s 124.8 GB/s
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 4.0 4.1
OpenGL 2.1 3.3
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
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
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