GeForce GTX 295 vs Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 295 and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri, 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 Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 295

Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri

Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 295	Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri
Power consumption (TDP)	289 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin & 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1792 MB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI

Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 295 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri - with GCN.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 295 is 522 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
GeForce GTX 295 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	3−4	7−8
ultra / 1080p	2−3	4−5
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	14−16	18−20
medium / 1080p	5−6	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than GeForce GTX 295.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	7−8	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	18−20	27−30
medium / 1080p	8−9	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Battlefield 5 is 63% more, than GeForce GTX 295.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	30−35	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Call of Duty: Warzone is 17% more, than GeForce GTX 295.
low / 768p	120−130	140−150
medium / 768p	90−95	110−120
ultra / 1080p	40−45	55−60
QHD / 1440p	24−27	30−35
4K / 2160p	18−20	27−30
high / 768p	65−70	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 24% more, than GeForce GTX 295.
low / 768p	80−85	55−60
ultra / 1080p	14−16	21−24
medium / 1080p	40−45	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 295 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 9% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	75−80	85−90
medium / 768p	50−55	60−65
ultra / 1080p	27−30	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Dota 2 is 19% more, than GeForce GTX 295.
high / 1080p	5−6	9−10
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
4K / 2160p	2−3	4−5
low / 720p	14−16	21−24
medium / 1080p	6−7	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Far Cry 5 is 57% more, than GeForce GTX 295.
high / 1080p	12−14	16−18
ultra / 1080p	7−8	10−12
low / 720p	50−55	65−70
medium / 1080p	14−16	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Fortnite is 36% more, than GeForce GTX 295.
high / 1080p	7−8	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	20−22	27−30
medium / 1080p	9−10	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Forza Horizon 4 is 58% more, than GeForce GTX 295.
low / 768p	45−50	55−60
medium / 768p	−	50−55
high / 1080p	8−9	14−16
ultra / 1080p	5−6	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	40−45	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Grand Theft Auto V is 30% more, than GeForce GTX 295.
high / 1080p	3−4	5−6
ultra / 1080p	1−2	3−4
4K / 2160p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	8−9	14−16
medium / 1080p	4−5	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Metro Exodus is 75% more, than GeForce GTX 295.
low / 768p	85−90	95−100
high / 1080p	85−90	90−95
ultra / 1080p	80−85	80−85
medium / 1080p	85−90	95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Minecraft is 6% more, than GeForce GTX 295.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	27−30	35−40
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 27% more, than GeForce GTX 295.
ultra / 1080p	7−8	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	8−9	14−16
medium / 1080p	−	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 37% more, than GeForce GTX 295.
low / 768p	16−18	27−30
medium / 768p	12−14	18−20
high / 1080p	6−7	10−11
ultra / 1080p	5−6	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 60% more, than GeForce GTX 295.
low / 768p	70−75	85−90
medium / 768p	35−40	45−50
ultra / 1080p	16−18	21−24
high / 768p	30−35	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in World of Tanks is 23% more, than GeForce GTX 295.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 295	Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri
Architecture	Tesla 2.0	GCN
Code name	GT200B	Kaveri Spectre
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	8 January 2009	14 January 2014
Pipelines	240	512
Core clock speed	1242 MHz	720 MHz
Transistor count	1,400 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
Memory clock speed	999 MHz
Memory bandwidth	223.8 GB/s
Shared memory		+
DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.2
Shader Model	4.0
OpenGL	2.1
OpenCL	1.1
Vulkan	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

GeForce GTX 295 vs Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri

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