NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M 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, 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 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 40 nm vs 55 nm
3.9x lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 289 Watt
Around 50% higher memory clock speed: 1500 MHz vs 999 MHz
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1745 vs 1201
3.2x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 307 vs 96
Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3627 vs 3443
Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3346 vs 3107
Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3627 vs 3443
Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3346 vs 3107

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	22 March 2012 vs 8 January 2009
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm vs 55 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt vs 289 Watt
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz vs 999 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1745 vs 1201
PassMark - G2D Mark	307 vs 96
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3627 vs 3443
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3346 vs 3107
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3627 vs 3443
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3346 vs 3107

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295

2.1x more core clock speed: 1242 MHz vs 598 MHz
2.8x more texture fill rate: 92.2 billion / sec vs 33.5 billion / sec
Around 43% higher pipelines: 2x 240 vs 336
Around 48% better floating-point performance: 2x 596.2 gflops vs 803.7 gflops
Around 17% higher maximum memory size: 1792 MB vs 1526 MB
3.2x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 21048 vs 6486

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1242 MHz vs 598 MHz
Texture fill rate	92.2 billion / sec vs 33.5 billion / sec
Pipelines	2x 240 vs 336
Floating-point performance	2x 596.2 gflops vs 803.7 gflops
Maximum memory size	1792 MB vs 1526 MB
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	21048 vs 6486

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1745

1201

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

307

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

6486

21048

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3627

3443

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3346

3107

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3627

3443

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3346

3107

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295
PassMark - G3D Mark	1745	1201
PassMark - G2D Mark	307	96
Geekbench - OpenCL	6486	21048
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	15.053
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	588.645
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.72
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	35.916
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	52.899
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2731
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3627	3443
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3346	3107
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2731
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3627	3443
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3346	3107
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	2062

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295
Essentials
Architecture	Fermi 2.0	Tesla 2.0
Code name	GF114	GT200B
Launch date	22 March 2012	8 January 2009
Place in performance rating	943	946
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$500
Price now		$159.99
Value for money (0-100)		8.53
Technical info
Core clock speed	598 MHz	1242 MHz
CUDA cores	336	480
Floating-point performance	803.7 gflops	2x 596.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	55 nm
Pipelines	336	2x 240
Texture fill rate	33.5 billion / sec	92.2 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt	289 Watt
Transistor count	1,950 million	1,400 million
CUDA cores per GPU		240
Maximum GPU temperature		105 °C
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, Two Dual Link DVIHDMI
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution	Up to 2048x1536	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI		S / PDIF
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size	large
SLI options	2-way	Quad
Height		4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Length		10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Supplementary power connectors		6-pin & 8-pin
API support
DirectX	12 API	10.0
OpenCL	1.1
OpenGL	4.5	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1526 MB	1792 MB
Memory bandwidth	72.0 GB / s	223.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	192bit	896 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	999 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Shared memory	0
Memory interface width per GPU		448 Bit
Standard memory config per GPU		896 MB
Technologies
3D Vision
3D Vision / 3DTV Play
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
FXAA
SLI
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)		128bit