NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super vs AMD Radeon R9 295X2

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Combined performance score

R9 295X2
22.28

GeForce RTX 2080 Super outperforms Radeon R9 295X2 by 127% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking22949
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money3.1921.72
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameVesuviusTuring TU104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date29 April 2014 (9 years old)2 July 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,499 $699
Current price$600 (0.4x MSRP)$599 (0.9x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2080 Super has 581% better value for money than R9 295X2.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores28163072
Core clock speedno data1650 MHz
Boost clock speed1018 MHz1815 MHz
Number of transistors6,200 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)500 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate179.2348.5
Floating-point performance2x 5,733 gflopsno data

Size and 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 supportPCIe 2.1 x16no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length307 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2 x 8-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz15500 MHz
Memory bandwidth640 GB/s495.9 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectors1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
Eyefinity1no data
HDMI++
DisplayPort support-no data
G-SYNC supportno data+

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration-no data
CrossFire1no data
Enduro-no data
FreeSync1no data
HD3D+no data
LiquidVR1no data
PowerTune-no data
TressFX1no data
TrueAudio-no data
ZeroCore-no data
UVD+no data
DDMA audio+no data
VR Readyno data+

API support

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model6.36.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan+1.2.131
Mantle-no data
CUDAno data7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

R9 295X2 22.28
RTX 2080 Super 50.56
+127%

GeForce RTX 2080 Super outperforms Radeon R9 295X2 by 127% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

R9 295X2 8637
RTX 2080 Super 19600
+127%

GeForce RTX 2080 Super outperforms Radeon R9 295X2 by 127% in Passmark.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

R9 295X2 21197
RTX 2080 Super 27398
+29.3%

GeForce RTX 2080 Super outperforms Radeon R9 295X2 by 29% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 HD60−65
−133%
140
+133%
1440p40−45
−138%
95
+138%
4K30−35
−130%
69
+130%

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 22.28 50.56
Recency 29 April 2014 2 July 2019
Cost $1499 $699
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 500 Watt 250 Watt

The GeForce RTX 2080 Super is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 295X2 in performance tests.


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

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