Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 295X2 outperforms GeForce GTX 480 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 295X2 is 1495 days newer than GeForce GTX 480.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 295X2 - 250 vs 500 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 295X2
- Performs up to 67% better in Need For Speed Unbound than GeForce GTX 480 - 60 vs 36 FPS
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 - 4 vs 1.5 GB
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Mar 26th, 2010
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Mar 26th, 2010
Pixel Fillrate
21.03 GPixel/s
32%
Texel Fillrate
42.06 GTexel/s
23%
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.15 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
179.2 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 295X2 |
---|---|---|
Mar 26th, 2010 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2014 |
GeForce 400 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$499 | MSRP | $1499 |
2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | Outputs | 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort |
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 3x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
1.5 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
384-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
177.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
701 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1018 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
924 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |