GeForce 8800 GTX vs Radeon R9 M295X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 8800 GTX and Radeon R9 M295X, 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 8800 GTX stacks up against Radeon R9 M295X, check out specs charts below.

Radeon R9 M295X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M295X is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon R9 M295X here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 8800 GTX Radeon R9 M295X
Power consumption (TDP) 155 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 1.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR3 Not Listed
Maximum RAM amount 768 MB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video No outputs
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  • Radeon R9 M295X has 61% more power consumption, than GeForce 8800 GTX.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is connected by PCIe 1.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M295X uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M295X - in Laptops.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is build with Tesla architecture, and Radeon R9 M295X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M295X is 147 MHz higher, than GeForce 8800 GTX.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is manufactured by 90 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M295X - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 1−2 60−65
medium / 1080p 0−1 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M295X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX.

Full Specs

  GeForce 8800 GTX Radeon R9 M295X
Architecture Tesla GCN 3
Code name G80 Tonga
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 8 November 2006 16 October 2014
Pipelines 128 2048
Core clock speed 576 MHz 723 MHz
Transistor count 681 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 36.8 billion/sec 92.54
Floating-point performance 345.6 gflops 2,961 gflops
Length 270 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 900 MHz
Memory bandwidth 86.4 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) Not Listed
Shader Model 4.0 6.3
OpenGL 3.3 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 Not Listed
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 575
Bus support PCIe 3.0
SLI options +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 392 Mh/s
Laptop size large
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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