NVIDIA GeForce 930A vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 930A and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

NVIDIA GeForce 930A

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 930A

Videocard is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 2 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 55 nm
8.8x lower typical power consumption: 33 Watt vs 289 Watt
Around 14% higher maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1792 MB
Around 80% higher memory clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 999 MHz
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1267 vs 1206
2.1x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 216 vs 103
Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3357 vs 3107
Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3357 vs 3107

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	13 March 2015 vs 8 January 2009
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 55 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	33 Watt vs 289 Watt
Maximum memory size	2 GB vs 1792 MB
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz vs 999 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1267 vs 1206
PassMark - G2D Mark	216 vs 103
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3357 vs 3107
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3357 vs 3107

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295

Around 34% higher core clock speed: 1242 MHz vs 928 MHz
4.1x more texture fill rate: 92.2 billion / sec vs 22.58 GTexel / s
Around 25% higher pipelines: 2x 240 vs 384
Around 65% better floating-point performance: 2x 596.2 gflops vs 722.7 gflops
4x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 21048 vs 5317
Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3443 vs 3192
Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3443 vs 3192

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1242 MHz vs 928 MHz
Texture fill rate	92.2 billion / sec vs 22.58 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2x 240 vs 384
Floating-point performance	2x 596.2 gflops vs 722.7 gflops
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	21048 vs 5317
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3443 vs 3192
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3443 vs 3192

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 930A
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1267

1206

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

216

103

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

5317

21048

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3192

3443

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3192

3443

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3357

3107

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3357

3107

Name	NVIDIA GeForce 930A	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295
PassMark - G3D Mark	1267	1206
PassMark - G2D Mark	216	103
Geekbench - OpenCL	5317	21048
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2081
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2081
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3192	3443
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3192	3443
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3357	3107
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3357	3107

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce 930A	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295
Essentials
Architecture	Maxwell	Tesla 2.0
Code name	GM108	GT200B
Launch date	13 March 2015	8 January 2009
Place in performance rating	925	928
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$500
Price now		$159.99
Value for money (0-100)		8.53
Technical info
Boost clock speed	941 MHz
Core clock speed	928 MHz	1242 MHz
Floating-point performance	722.7 gflops	2x 596.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	55 nm
Pipelines	384	2x 240
Texture fill rate	22.58 GTexel / s	92.2 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	33 Watt	289 Watt
CUDA cores		480
CUDA cores per GPU		240
Maximum GPU temperature		105 °C
Transistor count		1,400 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, Two Dual Link DVIHDMI
Audio input for HDMI		S / PDIF
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	6-pin & 8-pin
Height		4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Length		10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
SLI options		Quad
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	10.0
OpenGL	4.6	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1792 MB
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB / s	223.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	896 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	999 MHz
Memory type	DDR3	GDDR3
Memory interface width per GPU		448 Bit
Standard memory config per GPU		896 MB
Technologies
3D Vision
CUDA
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)		128bit
SLI