Radeon R9 295X2 vs Pro W6600X
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon Pro W6600X with Radeon R9 295X2, including specs and performance data.
Pro W6600X outperforms R9 295X2 by an impressive 51% 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 | 188 | 290 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 21.01 | 2.14 |
| Power efficiency | 19.87 | 3.17 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) |
| GPU code name | Navi 23 | Vesuvius |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Design | no data | reference |
| Release date | 3 August 2021 (4 years ago) | 29 April 2014 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $699 | $1,499 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Pro W6600X has 882% better value for money than R9 295X2.
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 | 2048 | 2816 ×2 |
| Core clock speed | 2068 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2479 MHz | 1018 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 11,060 million | 6,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 500 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 317.3 | 179.2 ×2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 10.15 TFLOPS | 5.733 TFLOPS ×2 |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 ×2 |
| TMUs | 128 | 176 ×2 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 32 | no data |
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 2.1 x16 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 307 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 2 x 8-pin |
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 | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 8 GB ×2 |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 512 Bit ×2 |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 256.0 GB/s | 640 GB/s ×2 |
| Resizable BAR | + | - |
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 | No outputs | 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort |
| Eyefinity | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| CrossFire | - | + |
| FreeSync | - | + |
| HD3D | - | + |
| LiquidVR | - | + |
| TressFX | - | + |
| UVD | - | + |
| DDMA audio | no data | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | DirectX® 12 |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | + |
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.
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 | 31.29 | 20.79 |
| Recency | 3 August 2021 | 29 April 2014 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 500 Watt |
Pro W6600X has a 50.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 316.7% lower power consumption.
The Radeon Pro W6600X is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 295X2 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon Pro W6600X is a workstation graphics card while Radeon R9 295X2 is a desktop one.
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