Radeon R7 260X vs GeForce GTX 295
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 295 and Radeon R7 260X, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
R7 260X outperforms GTX 295 by a whopping 166% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 818 | 567 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.12 | 3.14 |
| Power efficiency | 0.76 | 5.10 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) |
| GPU code name | GT200B | Bonaire |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Design | no data | reference |
| Release date | 8 January 2009 (16 years ago) | 8 October 2013 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $500 | $139 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
R7 260X has 2517% better value for money than GTX 295.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 480 ×2 | 896 |
| CUDA cores per GPU | 240 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 576 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1000 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 2,080 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 289 Watt | 115 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 46.08 ×2 | 61.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.5962 TFLOPS ×2 | 1.971 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 28 ×2 | 16 |
| TMUs | 80 ×2 | 56 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 224 KB |
| L2 Cache | 224 KB | 256 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Bus support | no data | PCIe 3.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 170 mm |
| Height | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1 x 6-pin |
| SLI options | + | - |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1792 MB ×2 | 4 GB |
| Standard memory config per GPU | 896 MB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 896 Bit ×2 | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 999 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 223.8 GB/s ×2 | 104 GB/s |
| Memory interface width per GPU | 448 Bit | no data |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | Two Dual Link DVIHDMI | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| Eyefinity | - | + |
| HDMI | + | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | S/PDIF | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | - | + |
| DDMA audio | no data | + |
| High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR) | 128bit | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | DirectX® 12 |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | - |
| CUDA | + | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.87 | 7.64 |
| Recency | 8 January 2009 | 8 October 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1792 MB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 289 Watt | 115 Watt |
R7 260X has a 166.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 128.6% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 96.4% more advanced lithography process, and 151.3% lower power consumption.
The Radeon R7 260X is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 295 in performance tests.
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