Radeon RX Vega 11 vs GeForce GTX 295

Place in the ranking	757	609
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.14	no data
Power efficiency	0.75	10.82
Architecture	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)	GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)
GPU code name	GT200B	Raven
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	8 January 2009 (16 years ago)	10 May 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$500	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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	704
CUDA cores per GPU	240	no data
Core clock speed	576 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1251 MHz
Number of transistors	1,400 million	4,940 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	289 Watt	35 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	46.08	55.04
Floating-point processing power	0.5962 TFLOPS	1.761 TFLOPS
ROPs	28	8
TMUs	80	44

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).

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	IGP
Length	267 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	None
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	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	1792 MB	System Shared
Standard memory config per GPU	896 MB	no data
Memory bus width	896 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	999 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	223.8 GB/s	no data
Memory interface width per GPU	448 Bit	no data
Shared memory	-	+

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	Two Dual Link DVIHDMI	Motherboard Dependent
Multi monitor support	+	no data
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.

High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)

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API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	4.0	6.7 (6.4)
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.1
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	+	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 295 3.14

RX Vega 11 5.49
+74.8%

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.

GTX 295 1206

RX Vega 11 2109
+74.9%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	16−18 −75%	28 +75%
1440p	2−3 −150%	5 +150%
4K	6−7 −100%	12 +100%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	31.25	no data
1440p	250.00	no data
4K	83.33	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Elden Ring	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	20 +0%	20 +0%
Metro Exodus	18 +0%	18 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Valorant	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Dota 2	27 +0%	27 +0%
Elden Ring	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry 5	30 +0%	30 +0%
Fortnite	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	17 +0%	17 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	17 +0%	17 +0%
Metro Exodus	11 +0%	11 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	54 +0%	54 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Valorant	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
World of Tanks	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Dota 2	42 +0%	42 +0%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	15 +0%	15 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Valorant	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Elden Ring	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
World of Tanks	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Valorant	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Elden Ring	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Metro Exodus	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	15 +0%	15 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	17 +0%	17 +0%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Fortnite	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Valorant	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

This is how GTX 295 and RX Vega 11 compete in popular games:

RX Vega 11 is 75% faster in 1080p
RX Vega 11 is 150% faster in 1440p
RX Vega 11 is 100% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 61 test (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.14	5.49
Recency	8 January 2009	10 May 2018
Chip lithography	55 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	289 Watt	35 Watt

RX Vega 11 has a 74.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 292.9% more advanced lithography process, and 725.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 11 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 295 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.