GeForce GTX 295 vs Radeon HD 7870

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 295 and Radeon HD 7870 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 7870 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 295 Radeon HD 7870
Power consumption (TDP) 289 Watt 175 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1792 MB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI
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  • GeForce GTX 295 has 65% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7870.
  • GeForce GTX 295 has 1790 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7870.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 295 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 295 is 242 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870.
  • GeForce GTX 295 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7870 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 is 3801 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 295.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 24−27
ultra / 1080p 2−3 14−16
QHD / 1440p 0−1 9−10
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 14−16 45−50
medium / 1080p 5−6 30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 383% more, than GeForce GTX 295.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 295 Radeon HD 7870
Architecture Tesla 2.0 GCN
Code name GT200B Pitcairn XT
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 8 January 2009 5 March 2012
Pipelines 240 1280
Core clock speed 1242 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 2800 Million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 92.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 2x 596.2 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 896 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 999 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 223.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1
Shader Model 4.0
OpenGL 2.1
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.39 kh/s
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
Eyefinity +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.63 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 16.6 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 145 Sol/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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