GeForce GTX 295 Single PCB vs Radeon R5 430 OEM
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 809 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 3.66 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | Oland | GT200B |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 30 June 2016 (8 years ago) | 16 June 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $499 |
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 | 384 | 240 |
| Core clock speed | 730 MHz | 576 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 780 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 950 million | 1,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 289 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 18.72 | 46.08 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.599 TFLOPS | 0.5962 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 28 |
| TMUs | 24 | 80 |
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 3.0 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin + 1x 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 896 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 448 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1150 MHz | 1008 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 36.8 GB/s | 112.9 GB/s |
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 | 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort | 2x DVI |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 30 June 2016 | 16 June 2009 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 896 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 289 Watt |
R5 430 OEM has an age advantage of 7 years, a 128.6% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 96.4% more advanced lithography process, and 478% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R5 430 OEM and GeForce GTX 295 Single PCB. We've got no test results to judge.
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