AMD Radeon R9 M295X vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 M295X and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon R9 M295X

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M295X

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 832 vs 590
Around 16% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 26840 vs 23233
Around 14% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 65.777 vs 57.735
Around 30% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 7.142 vs 5.505
Around 84% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 68.754 vs 37.407
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 386.418 vs 174.323

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 November 2014 vs 23 May 2013
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	832 vs 590
Geekbench - OpenCL	26840 vs 23233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	65.777 vs 57.735
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	7.142 vs 5.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	68.754 vs 37.407
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	386.418 vs 174.323

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780

Around 19% higher core clock speed: 863 MHz vs 723 MHz
Around 73% higher texture fill rate: 160.5 billion / sec vs 92.54 GTexel / s
Around 13% higher pipelines: 2304 vs 2048
Around 40% better floating-point performance: 4,156 gflops vs 2,961 gflops
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 7986 vs 5150
Around 55% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1269.688 vs 820.138
Around 82% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3714 vs 2045
Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3358 vs 3144
Around 82% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3714 vs 2045
Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3358 vs 3144

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	863 MHz vs 723 MHz
Texture fill rate	160.5 billion / sec vs 92.54 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2304 vs 2048
Floating-point performance	4,156 gflops vs 2,961 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	7986 vs 5150
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1269.688 vs 820.138
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3714 vs 2045
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358 vs 3144
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3714 vs 2045
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358 vs 3144

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 M295X
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

5150

7986

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

832

590

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

26840

23233

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

65.777

57.735

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

820.138

1269.688

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

7.142

5.505

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

68.754

37.407

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

386.418

174.323

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2045

3714

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3144

3358

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2045

3714

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3144

3358

Name	AMD Radeon R9 M295X	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
PassMark - G3D Mark	5150	7986
PassMark - G2D Mark	832	590
Geekbench - OpenCL	26840	23233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	65.777	57.735
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	820.138	1269.688
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	7.142	5.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	68.754	37.407
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	386.418	174.323
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2045	3714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3144	3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2045	3714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3144	3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		9064
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		9064
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		2777

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R9 M295X	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 3.0	Kepler
Code name	Amethyst	GK110
Design	AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Launch date	23 November 2014	23 May 2013
Place in performance rating	496	451
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$649
Price now		$740.99
Value for money (0-100)		12.94
Technical info
Core clock speed	723 MHz	863 MHz
Floating-point performance	2,961 gflops	4,156 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	2048	2304
Texture fill rate	92.54 GTexel / s	160.5 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	250 Watt	250 Watt
Transistor count	5,000 million	7,080 million
Boost clock speed		900 MHz
CUDA cores		2304
Maximum GPU temperature		95 °C
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI..., 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
G-SYNC support
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCI Express 3.0
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size	large
Supplementary power connectors	None	One 8-pin and one 6-pin
Height		4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length		10.5" (26.7 cm)
Minimum recommended system power		600 Watt
API support
DirectX	Not Listed	12.0 (11_0)
Mantle
OpenCL	Not Listed
OpenGL	4.4	4.3
Memory
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB / s	288.4 GB / s
Memory type	Not Listed	GDDR5
Shared memory	0
Maximum RAM amount		3 GB
Memory bus width		384 Bit
Memory clock speed		6008 MHz
Technologies
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
ZeroCore
3D Gaming
3D Vision
3D Vision Live
Adaptive VSync
Blu Ray 3D
CUDA
FXAA
GPU Boost
PhysX
TXAA