GeForce GTX 295 vs Radeon R7 260

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 295 and Radeon R7 260 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 260 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 295 Radeon R7 260
Power consumption (TDP) 289 Watt 115 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1792 MB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 295 has 151% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 260.
  • GeForce GTX 295 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 260 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 295 has 1790 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 260.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 295 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R7 260 - with GCN 2.0.
  • GeForce GTX 295 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 260 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R7 260 is 160 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 295.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 260 is 626 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 295.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 14−16
ultra / 1080p 2−3 8−9
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 14−16 30−35
medium / 1080p 5−6 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than GeForce GTX 295.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 295 Radeon R7 260
Architecture Tesla 2.0 GCN 2.0
Code name GT200B Bonaire
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 8 January 2009 17 December 2013
Pipelines 240 768
Core clock speed 1242 MHz
Boost Clock 1100 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 92.2 billion/sec 48.00
Floating-point performance 2x 596.2 gflops 1,536 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm) 170 mm
Memory bus width 896 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 999 MHz 1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth 223.8 GB/s 104 GB/s
DirectX 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 4.0 6.3
OpenGL 2.1 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 480
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI + +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 240 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
DDMA audio +
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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