Graphics card comparison
Radeon RX 580 vs Radeon R9 295X2
AMD
Radeon RX 580
8192 Mb GDDR5
Released 1 Apr 2017
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VS
AMD
Radeon R9 295X2
4096 Mb GDDR5
Released 29 Apr 2014
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Summary
Gaming performance index
- Radeon RX 580100%
- Radeon R9 295X2122%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 580
- 350 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon R9 295X2 .
- This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
- 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- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Reasons to consider the Radeon R9 295X2
- 22% higher gaming performance.
- 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- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
No clear winner declared
These graphics cards seems to have comparable performance based on the game benchmark suite used (6 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| Radeon RX 580 | Radeon R9 295X2 |
|---|
| GPU Name | Ellesmere (Ellesmere XT) | Vesuvius (Vesuvius XT) |
| Fab Process | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 232 mm² | 438 mm² |
| Transistors | 5,700 million | 6,200 million |
| Shaders | 2304 | 2816 |
| Compute Units | 36 | 44 |
| Core clock | 1120 MHz | 1018 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| TMUs | 144 | 176 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon RX 580 | Radeon R9 295X2 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | 512 bit x2 |
| Memory Speed | 2000 MHz
8000 MHz effective | 1250 MHz
5000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 8192 Mb | 4096 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 580 | Radeon R9 295X2 |
|---|
| TDP | 150 watts | 500 watts |
| Release Date | 1 Apr 2017 | 29 Apr 2014 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon RX 58040.50 GP/s
- Radeon R9 295X2130.40 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon RX 580182.30 GT/s
- Radeon R9 295X2358.40 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon RX 580256.00 GB/s
- Radeon R9 295X2640.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon RX 5805834.00 GFLOPs
- Radeon R9 295X211466.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- Radeon RX 58089
- Radeon R9 295X2124
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 58063
- Radeon R9 295X248
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- Radeon RX 58061
- Radeon R9 295X2103
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 58046
- Radeon R9 295X239
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- Radeon RX 58031
- Radeon R9 295X255
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 58026
- Radeon R9 295X223
FPS (higher is better)