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    GeForce GTX 295 vs Radeon R9 280X

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 295 and Radeon R9 280X, 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 R9 280X, check out specs charts below.
    GeForce GTX 295
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    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 295 Radeon R9 280X
    Power consumption (TDP) 289 Watt 250 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1792 MB 3 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • GeForce GTX 295 has 15% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 280X.
    • GeForce GTX 295 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 280X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 295 has 1789 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 280X.
    • Both cards are used in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 295 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 280X - with GCN.
    • GeForce GTX 295 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 280X - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Radeon R9 280X is 265 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 295.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 3−4 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 2−3 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 14−16 60−65
    medium / 1080p 5−6 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than GeForce GTX 295.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 295 Radeon R9 280X
    Architecture Tesla 2.0 GCN
    Code name GT200B Thaiti XTL
    Type Desktop Desktop
    Release date 8 January 2009 8 October 2013
    Pipelines 240 2048
    Core clock speed 1242 MHz
    Boost Clock 1000 MHz
    Transistor count 1,400 million 4,313 million
    Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 92.2 billion/sec 128.0
    Floating-point performance 2x 596.2 gflops 4,096 gflops
    Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm) 275 mm
    Memory bus width 896 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 999 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 223.8 GB/s 288 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 11.1 (10_0)
    Shader Model 4.0 5.1
    OpenGL 2.1 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan N/A +
    CUDA +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.5 kh/s
    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) 494 Mh/s
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    TrueAudio +
    Design reference
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    DDMA audio +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.07 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 14.42 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 285 Sol/s
    AppAcceleration +
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
    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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