NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 vs NVIDIA GeForce 9100

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 and NVIDIA GeForce 9100 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

NVIDIA GeForce 9100

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
2.5x more core clock speed: 1242 MHz vs 500 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 55 nm vs 80 nm
14.7x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1206 vs 82
3.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3107 vs 795
3.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3107 vs 795

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 January 2009 vs 17 April 2007
Core clock speed	1242 MHz vs 500 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm vs 80 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1206 vs 82
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3107 vs 795
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3107 vs 795

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 9100

7.2x lower typical power consumption: 40 Watt vs 289 Watt
3.3x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 345 vs 103

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	40 Watt vs 289 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	345 vs 103

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 9100

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1206

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

103

345

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3107

795

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3107

795

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295	NVIDIA GeForce 9100
PassMark - G3D Mark	1206	82
PassMark - G2D Mark	103	345
Geekbench - OpenCL	21048
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3443
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3443
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3107	795
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3107	795

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295	NVIDIA GeForce 9100
Essentials
Architecture	Tesla 2.0	Tesla
Code name	GT200B	C78
Launch date	8 January 2009	17 April 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$500
Place in performance rating	930	932
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
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	289 Watt	40 Watt
Transistor count	1,400 million	210 million
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	S / PDIF
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, Two Dual Link DVIHDMI	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 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	PCI
Length	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
SLI options	Quad
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin & 8-pin
API support
DirectX	10.0	10.0
OpenGL	2.1	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1792 MB
Memory bandwidth	223.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	896 Bit
Memory clock speed	999 MHz
Memory interface width per GPU	448 Bit
Memory type	GDDR3
Standard memory config per GPU	896 MB
Technologies
3D Vision
CUDA
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)	128bit
SLI