GeForce GTX 295 vs UHD Graphics 617

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 295 and UHD Graphics 617, 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 UHD Graphics 617, check out specs charts below.

UHD Graphics 617 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: UHD Graphics 617 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 UHD Graphics 617 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 295 UHD Graphics 617
Power consumption (TDP) 289 Watt 15 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x1
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin
Memory type GDDR3 DDR3L/LPDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1792 MB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 295 has 1826% more power consumption, than UHD Graphics 617.
  • GeForce GTX 295 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and UHD Graphics 617 uses PCIe 3.0 x1 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 295 is used in Desktops, and UHD Graphics 617 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 295 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and UHD Graphics 617 - with Gen. 9 Amber Lake.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 295 is 942 MHz higher, than UHD Graphics 617.
  • GeForce GTX 295 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and UHD Graphics 617 - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 3−4
ultra / 1080p 2−3 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 14−16
medium / 1080p 5−6 6−7
GeForce GTX 295 and UHD Graphics 617 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 295 UHD Graphics 617
Architecture Tesla 2.0 Gen. 9 Amber Lake
Code name GT200B Kaby-Lake GT2
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 8 January 2009 30 October 2018
Pipelines 240 24
Core clock speed 1242 MHz 300 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 92.2 billion/sec 25.20
Floating-point performance 2x 596.2 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 896 Bit 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed 999 MHz
Memory bandwidth 223.8 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 4.0 6.4
OpenGL 2.1 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.1
Vulkan N/A 1.1.103
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
Quick Sync +
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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