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Graphics card overview

Radeon R9 295X2

AMD

Radeon R9 295X2

4096 Mb GDDR5 Released 29 Apr 2014 DESKTOP
Radeon R9 295X2

Core configuration

GPUVesuvius
ArchitectureAMD_GCN_1_1
Shaders : TMUs : ROPs2816 : 176 : 64
Raytracing Coresnone
Performance11466.00 GFLOPs

Memory configuration

Memory Size4096 Mb
Memory Bus Width512 bit x2
Memory Speed1250 MHz
5000 MHz effective
Memory Bandwidth640.00 Gb/s

Summary

Relative performance

Performance summary, based on benchmarks charts.

The Radeon R9 295X2 is a graphics card released by AMD on 29 Apr 2014. The graphics card houses the Vesuvius die, based on the AMD_GCN_1_1 architecture which packs 6,200 million transistors on a 28 nm, 438 mm² die.

Radeon R9 295X2 pros and cons

  • Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
  • Supports FreeSync
  • Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
  • Supports TrueAudio
  • Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

Specifications

Compared to similar performing cards
Radeon R9 295X2 Radeon R9 295X2 GeForce GTX 1660 GeForce GTX 1660 Compare Radeon RX 580 Radeon RX 580 Compare Radeon RX 570 Radeon RX 570 Compare GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB Compare
Shader units 2816 1280 2304 2048 1152
ROPs 64 48 32 32 48
Graphics processor Vesuvius TU116 Ellesmere Ellesmere GP106
Process size 28 nm 12 nm 14 nm 14 nm 16 nm
Memory 4096 Mb GDDR5 (1250 MHz
5000 MHz effective)		 6144 Mb GDDR5 (2000 MHz
8000 MHz effective)		 8192 Mb GDDR5 (2000 MHz
8000 MHz effective)		 4096 Mb GDDR5 (1650 MHz
6600 MHz effective)		 3072 Mb GDDR5 (2002 MHz
8008 MHz effective)
Memory bus width 512 bit x2 192 bit 256 bit 256 bit 192 bit
Memory bandwidth 640.00 Gb/s 192.00 Gb/s 256.00 Gb/s 211.20 Gb/s 192.20 Gb/s
Release date 29 Apr 2014 15 Mar 2019 1 Apr 2017 1 Apr 2017 18 Aug 2016

Benchmarks

Grand Theft Auto V

  • Radeon R9 295X2 124
  • GeForce GTX 1660 117
  • Radeon RX 580 89
  • Radeon RX 570 82

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

  • Radeon R9 295X2 103
  • GeForce GTX 1660 73
  • Radeon RX 580 61
  • Radeon RX 570 56

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

  • Radeon R9 295X2 55
  • GeForce GTX 1660 37
  • Radeon RX 580 31
  • Radeon RX 570 30

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB 82
  • Radeon R9 295X2 71

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

  • Radeon R9 295X2 66
  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB 49

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

  • Radeon R9 295X2 43
  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB 24

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

  • GeForce GTX 1660 80
  • Radeon RX 580 63
  • Radeon RX 570 58
  • Radeon R9 295X2 48

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

  • GeForce GTX 1660 55
  • Radeon RX 580 46
  • Radeon RX 570 42
  • Radeon R9 295X2 39

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

  • GeForce GTX 1660 29
  • Radeon RX 580 26
  • Radeon RX 570 24
  • Radeon R9 295X2 23

FPS (higher is better)