NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 vs ATI Radeon X1950 GT

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 and ATI Radeon X1950 GT 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 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295

ATI Radeon X1950 GT

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
2.5x more core clock speed: 1242 MHz vs 500 MHz
15.4x more texture fill rate: 92.2 billion / sec vs 6 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 55 nm vs 80 nm
7x more maximum memory size: 1792 MB vs 256 MB
11.4x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1206 vs 106
Around 23% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3107 vs 2517
Around 23% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3107 vs 2517

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 January 2009 vs 29 January 2007
Core clock speed	1242 MHz vs 500 MHz
Texture fill rate	92.2 billion / sec vs 6 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm vs 80 nm
Maximum memory size	1792 MB vs 256 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1206 vs 106
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3107 vs 2517
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3107 vs 2517

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon X1950 GT

5.1x lower typical power consumption: 57 Watt vs 289 Watt
Around 20% higher memory clock speed: 1200 MHz vs 999 MHz
2.7x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 279 vs 103

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	57 Watt vs 289 Watt
Memory clock speed	1200 MHz vs 999 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	279 vs 103

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295
GPU 2: ATI Radeon X1950 GT

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1206

106

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

103

279

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3107

2517

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3107

2517

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295	ATI Radeon X1950 GT
PassMark - G3D Mark	1206	106
PassMark - G2D Mark	103	279
Geekbench - OpenCL	21048
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3443
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3443
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3107	2517
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3107	2517

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295	ATI Radeon X1950 GT
Essentials
Architecture	Tesla 2.0	R500
Code name	GT200B	RV570
Launch date	8 January 2009	29 January 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$500	$140
Place in performance rating	927	930
Price now	$159.99
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	8.53
Technical info
Core clock speed	1242 MHz	500 MHz
CUDA cores	480
CUDA cores per GPU	240
Floating-point performance	2x 596.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	80 nm
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C
Pipelines	2x 240
Texture fill rate	92.2 billion / sec	6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	289 Watt	57 Watt
Transistor count	1,400 million	330 million
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	S / PDIF
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, Two Dual Link DVIHDMI	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
SLI options	Quad
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin & 8-pin	1x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	10.0	9.0c
OpenGL	2.1	2.0
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1792 MB	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	223.8 GB / s	38.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	896 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	999 MHz	1200 MHz
Memory interface width per GPU	448 Bit
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Standard memory config per GPU	896 MB
Technologies
3D Vision
CUDA
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)	128bit
SLI