GeForce RTX 3070 vs Radeon R9 295X2

Place in performance ranking	231	31
Place by popularity	not in top-100	46
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.30	25.94
Architecture	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Vesuvius	Ampere GA104
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	29 April 2014 (10 years ago)	16 September 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,499	$499
Current price	$600 (0.4x MSRP)	$662 (1.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3070 has 686% better value for money than R9 295X2.

Detailed specifications

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 cores	2816	5888
Core clock speed	no data	1500 MHz
Boost clock speed	1018 MHz	1725 MHz
Number of transistors	6,200 million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	500 Watt	220 Watt
Texture fill rate	179.2	317.4
Floating-point performance	2x 5,733 gflops	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	PCIe 2.1 x16	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	307 mm	242 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2 x 8-pin	1x 12-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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	512 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	640 GB/s	448.0 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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, 4x mini-DisplayPort	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Eyefinity	1	no data
HDMI	+	+
DisplayPort support	-	no data

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	-	no data
CrossFire	1	no data
Enduro	-	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	+	no data
LiquidVR	1	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TressFX	1	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
ZeroCore	-	no data
UVD	+	no data
DDMA audio	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.3	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	+	1.2
Mantle	-	no data
CUDA	no data	8.5

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 22.31

RTX 3070 57.97
+160%

GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms Radeon R9 295X2 by 160% based on our aggregate 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 8617

RTX 3070 22389
+160%

GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms Radeon R9 295X2 by 160% 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 3070 31020
+46.3%

GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms Radeon R9 295X2 by 46% 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 HD	55−60 −164%	145 +164%
1440p	35−40 −183%	99 +183%
4K	24−27 −167%	64 +167%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

147

−138%

350−400
+138%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	125 −140%	300−310 +140%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100 −150%	250−260 +150%
Battlefield 5	180−190 −145%	450−500 +145%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 −157%	280−290 +157%
Cyberpunk 2077	139 −152%	350−400 +152%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −155%	280−290 +155%
Far Cry New Dawn	140−150 −150%	350−400 +150%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 −136%	450−500 +136%
Hitman 3	109 −157%	280−290 +157%
Horizon Zero Dawn	288 −143%	700−750 +143%
Metro Exodus	144 −143%	350−400 +143%
Red Dead Redemption 2	118 −154%	300−310 +154%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	311 −157%	800−850 +157%
Watch Dogs: Legion	121 −148%	300−310 +148%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	107 −152%	270−280 +152%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	87 −153%	220−230 +153%
Battlefield 5	180−190 −145%	450−500 +145%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 −157%	280−290 +157%
Cyberpunk 2077	126 −138%	300−310 +138%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −155%	280−290 +155%
Far Cry New Dawn	140−150 −150%	350−400 +150%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 −136%	450−500 +136%
Hitman 3	100 −150%	250−260 +150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	240−250 −148%	600−650 +148%
Metro Exodus	133 −126%	300−310 +126%
Red Dead Redemption 2	117 −156%	300−310 +156%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	255 −155%	650−700 +155%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	230 −139%	550−600 +139%
Watch Dogs: Legion	178 −153%	450−500 +153%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	81 −159%	210−220 +159%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	78 −156%	200−210 +156%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 −157%	280−290 +157%
Cyberpunk 2077	102 −155%	260−270 +155%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −155%	280−290 +155%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 −136%	450−500 +136%
Horizon Zero Dawn	181 −149%	450−500 +149%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	223 −147%	550−600 +147%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	121 −148%	300−310 +148%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85 −159%	220−230 +159%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

116

−159%

300−310
+159%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	120−130 −140%	300−310 +140%
Far Cry New Dawn	144 −143%	350−400 +143%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	68 −150%	170−180 +150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65 −146%	160−170 +146%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	90−95 −150%	230−240 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	62 −158%	160−170 +158%
Far Cry 5	119 −152%	300−310 +152%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 −129%	300−310 +129%
Hitman 3	96 −150%	240−250 +150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	146 −140%	350−400 +140%
Metro Exodus	101 −157%	260−270 +157%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	166 −141%	400−450 +141%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	95−100 −155%	250−260 +155%
Watch Dogs: Legion	66 −158%	170−180 +158%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

114

−154%

290−300
+154%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 −146%	160−170 +146%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 −155%	140−150 +155%
Hitman 3	52 −150%	130−140 +150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 −153%	210−220 +153%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	62 −158%	160−170 +158%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	90 −156%	230−240 +156%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	48 −150%	120−130 +150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	43 −156%	110−120 +156%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −144%	100−105 +144%
Cyberpunk 2077	30 −150%	75−80 +150%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −150%	95−100 +150%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 −158%	230−240 +158%
Horizon Zero Dawn	89 −158%	230−240 +158%
Metro Exodus	71 −154%	180−190 +154%
Watch Dogs: Legion	38 −150%	95−100 +150%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

69
−146%

170−180

+146%

This is how R9 295X2 and RTX 3070 compete in popular games:

RTX 3070 is 164% faster in 1080p
RTX 3070 is 183% faster in 1440p
RTX 3070 is 167% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	22.31	57.97
Recency	29 April 2014	16 September 2020
Cost	$1499	$499
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	500 Watt	220 Watt