AMD Radeon R9 295X2
vs
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti

AMD Radeon R9 295X2
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
R9 295X2 GTX 980 Ti Difference
AMD Radeon R9 295X2 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Price $ 1,499.0 $ 619.0 880 (59%)
Year 2014 2015 1 (0%)
Maximum Recorded Temperature 73C 83C 10 (14%)
Max Fan Noise 50dB 53dB 3 (6%)
Recommended Power Supply 850W 600W 250 (29%)
Benchmark CPU Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz ($284.99) Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz ($306.99)
CPU Impact on FPS +0.0 FPS +0.0 FPS 0 (0%)
CPU Impact on FPS % 0.0% 0.0% 0 (0%)
Benchmark Quality Settings Ultra Quality Settings Ultra Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 101.1 FPS 84.5 FPS 16.6 (16%)
Average 1440p Performance 73.8 FPS 62.1 FPS 11.7 (16%)
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 64.5 FPS 53.0 FPS 11.5 (18%)
Average 4K Performance 46.7 FPS 37.0 FPS 9.7 (21%)
Memory 4 GB 6 GB 2 (50%)
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 14.8 $ 7.7 7.1 (48%)
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 20.3 $ 10.5 9.8 (48%)
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 23.2 $ 12.3 10.9 (47%)
4K Cost Per Frame $ 32.1 $ 17.5 14.6 (45%)
Variant AMD Radeon R9 295X2 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Overall Combination Score 54/100 64/100 10 (19%)
Our Verdict: Upgrading from GTX 980 Ti to R9 295X2 is not recommended as it is less than 30% of improvement in performance. In general, a reasonable upgrade is between 30% and 50% or more to justify the purchase of new hardware. The price/performance ratio is much better for GTX 980 Ti .
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AMD Radeon R9 295X2

Compared to its NVIDIA 's closest rival, GTX TITAN X, the R9 295X2 was 3.3 % faster. For 1080p Full HD, we were able to play Borderlands 3, Dying Light 2, Total War: Warhammer III, Monster Hunter: World, Anthem at 61 fps to 64 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 63 fps.

For 1440p Quad HD, we were able to play Hitman 3, Guardians of the Galaxy, GreedFall, Death Stranding, F1 2019 at 61 fps to 69 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 64 fps. For 2160p 4K, we were able to play Overwatch 2, Valorant at 66 fps to 138 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 102 fps.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti

Spec for spec, this GTX 980 Ti leapfrogs its direct predecessor, the GTX 780, by boasting 51.7 % more fps. The GTX 980 Ti has 6 GB RAM compared to the GTX 780 's 3 GB video memory.

Compared to its AMD 's closest rival, R9 FURY X, the GTX 980 Ti was 8.3 % faster. Fortunately, gaming performance was quite impressive. The GTX 980 Ti consistently delivers great frame rate increases over the GTX 780, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti and it really justifies an upgrade.

For 1080p Full HD, we were able to play Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Just Cause 4, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, Battlefield 2042, Gears of War 5 at 61 fps to 61 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 61 fps. For 1440p Quad HD, we were able to play Apex Legends, Spider-Man Remastered, Resident Evil 2, Call of Duty Modern Warfare, World War Z at 60 fps to 69 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 64 fps.

For 2160p 4K, we were able to play Valorant at 110 fps to 110 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 110 fps.

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AMD Radeon R9 295X2
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
73
81.3
60
67.3
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
49
55.4
41
45.9
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
43
48.0
35
39.8
2023 The Last of Us Part I
33
36.9
27
30.6
2023 Forspoken
38
42.8
31
35.5
2023 The Callisto Protocol
29
33.2
24
27.5
2023 Dead Space
49
55.4
41
45.9
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
59
65.7
49
54.5
2023 Armored Core VI
59
65.7
49
54.5
2023 Immortals of Aveum
26
29.5
22
24.5
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
53
59.1
44
49.0
2023 Remnant II
29
33.2
24
27.5
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
39
44.3
33
36.7
2023 Atomic Heart
39
44.3
33
36.7
2023 Starfield
19
22.2
16
18.4
2022 Elden Ring
51
57.2
40
45.5
2022 God of War
48
54.3
38
43.1
2022 Overwatch 2
90
100.9
72
80.2
2022 F1 22
59
66.5
49
55.1
2022 Dying Light 2
56
62.8
46
52.0
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
56
62.8
46
52.0
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
93
103.4
77
85.7
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
66
73.9
55
61.2
2021 Forza Horizon 5
49
54.9
39
43.6
2021 Halo Infinite
37
41.9
29
33.3
2021 Battlefield 2042
69
77.3
55
61.4
2021 Hitman 3
76
84.9
63
70.4
2021 Far Cry 6
71
79.0
58
65.5
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
77
86.4
64
71.6
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
78
87.2
64
72.2
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
39
44.3
31
35.2
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
26
28.9
20
23.0
2020 Valorant
174
194.1
138
154.3
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
68
76.1
54
60.5
2020 Death Stranding
79
87.9
62
69.9
2020 Marvel's Avengers
51
57.2
40
45.5
2020 Godfall
77
85.6
61
68.0
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
39
44.3
31
35.2
2019 Apex Legends
89
99.0
72
81.0
2019 Anthem
57
63.8
46
52.2
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
84
93.5
68
76.5
2019 Resident Evil 2
107
119.2
85
94.7
2019 Metro Exodus
47
53.1
37
42.2
2019 World War Z
88
97.9
84
94.0
2019 Gears of War 5
69
77.3
55
61.4
2019 F1 2019
87
97.0
69
77.1
2019 GreedFall
78
87.3
62
69.4
2019 Borderlands 3
55
61.4
43
48.8
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
106
118.0
84
93.8
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
40
45.4
32
36.1
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
64
71.4
51
56.7
2018 Just Cause 4
53
59.0
54
61.0
2018 Monster Hunter: World
57
63.5
59
65.7
2018 Strange Brigade
112
124.5
89
99.0
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
73
81.6
75
84.4
2017 For Honor
97
108.8
101
112.6
2017 Project CARS 2
69
77.1
71
79.7
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
84
93.4
86
96.6
2016 Dishonored 2
50
56.2
52
58.2
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
87
96.9
72
80.0
2015 Total War: Attila
76
84.8
58
64.8
2015 Rocket League
285
317.5
295
328.3
2015 Need For Speed
79
88.0
81
91.0
2015 Project CARS
75
84.4
78
87.2
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
180
200.6
143
159.5
2014 Civilization: Beyond Earth
118
131.9
139
154.6
2014 Dragon Age: Inquisition
90
100.8
100
111.6
2014 Far Cry 4
110
123.1
82
92.0
2014 GRID Autosport
149
166.0
126
140.0
2014 Shadow of Mordor
128
143.2
108
120.1
2014 The Talos Principle
155
172.6
115
128.3
2013 Crysis 3
124
137.8
112
125.5
2013 Battlefield 4
118
132.2
107
119.0
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
195
217.7
202
225.1
2009 League of Legends
367
408.2
379
422.1

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AMD Radeon R9 295X2
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
47
59.1
39
49.0
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
32
40.6
26
33.7
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
29
36.9
24
30.6
2023 The Last of Us Part I
22
28.1
18
23.3
2023 Forspoken
22
28.1
18
23.3
2023 The Callisto Protocol
18
23.6
15
19.6
2023 Dead Space
29
36.9
24
30.6
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
42
53.2
35
44.1
2023 Armored Core VI
42
53.2
35
44.1
2023 Immortals of Aveum
16
20.7
13
17.1
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
32
40.6
26
33.7
2023 Remnant II
17
22.2
14
18.4
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
26
33.2
22
27.5
2023 Atomic Heart
25
31.8
21
26.3
2023 Starfield
15
19.9
13
16.5
2022 Elden Ring
36
45.2
28
35.9
2022 God of War
37
46.6
29
37.1
2022 Overwatch 2
69
86.7
55
68.9
2022 F1 22
32
40.6
26
33.7
2022 Dying Light 2
32
40.6
26
33.7
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
35
44.3
29
36.7
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
59
73.9
48
61.2
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
38
48.0
31
39.8
2021 Forza Horizon 5
37
47.2
30
37.5
2021 Halo Infinite
30
37.8
24
30.0
2021 Battlefield 2042
41
51.3
32
40.8
2021 Hitman 3
48
60.6
40
50.2
2021 Far Cry 6
47
59.1
39
49.0
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
49
61.3
40
50.8
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
45
56.9
37
47.1
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
30
38.4
24
30.5
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
20
25.4
16
20.2
2020 Valorant
126
158.7
100
126.2
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
47
59.6
37
47.4
2020 Death Stranding
54
68.2
43
54.2
2020 Marvel's Avengers
32
40.7
25
32.4
2020 Godfall
45
57.2
36
45.5
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
33
41.3
26
32.8
2019 Apex Legends
58
73.7
48
60.3
2019 Anthem
40
50.6
33
41.4
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
58
72.6
47
59.4
2019 Resident Evil 2
64
80.2
51
63.8
2019 Metro Exodus
33
41.3
26
32.8
2019 World War Z
57
71.5
54
68.6
2019 Gears of War 5
44
56.0
35
44.6
2019 F1 2019
54
68.7
43
54.6
2019 GreedFall
50
63.1
40
50.2
2019 Borderlands 3
34
43.1
27
34.2
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
68
85.0
54
67.5
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
29
37.2
23
29.5
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
44
56.0
35
44.6
2018 Just Cause 4
34
43.5
36
45.0
2018 Monster Hunter: World
35
44.4
36
46.0
2018 Strange Brigade
69
86.7
55
68.9
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
47
59.0
48
61.0
2017 For Honor
50
63.5
52
65.7
2017 Project CARS 2
43
54.4
45
56.3
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
67
84.4
69
87.2
2016 Dishonored 2
38
48.1
39
49.7
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
55
69.2
44
55.9
2015 Total War: Attila
48
60.6
37
46.3
2015 Rocket League
108
136.1
112
140.7
2015 Need For Speed
54
68.0
56
70.4
2015 Project CARS
51
64.4
53
66.6
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
103
129.8
82
103.2
2014 Civilization: Beyond Earth
75
94.2
92
115.0
2014 Dragon Age: Inquisition
57
72.0
62
77.9
2014 Far Cry 4
70
87.9
58
73.4
2014 GRID Autosport
94
118.6
95
119.3
2014 Shadow of Mordor
81
102.3
68
85.4
2014 The Talos Principle
98
123.3
75
94.5
2013 Crysis 3
78
98.4
66
83.2
2013 Battlefield 4
75
94.4
62
77.7
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
145
181.4
150
187.6
2009 League of Legends
181
226.8
187
234.5

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AMD Radeon R9 295X2
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
47
63.0
39
51.5
2019 Anthem
31
41.8
25
34.2
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
45
59.4
36
48.6
2019 Resident Evil 2
48
64.0
38
50.9
2019 Metro Exodus
27
36.0
21
28.6
2019 World War Z
45
60.2
43
57.8
2019 Gears of War 5
37
48.9
29
38.9
2019 F1 2019
45
60.1
36
47.8
2019 GreedFall
36
47.7
28
37.9
2019 Borderlands 3
26
35.0
21
27.8
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
55
72.6
43
57.7
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
24
32.5
19
25.8
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
37
48.9
29
38.9
2018 Just Cause 4
26
35.4
27
36.6
2018 Monster Hunter: World
26
35.1
27
36.4
2018 Strange Brigade
54
71.6
43
56.9
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
40
53.4
41
55.2
2017 For Honor
38
50.9
40
52.7
2017 Project CARS 2
40
53.4
41
55.2
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
63
83.0
65
85.8
2016 Dishonored 2
35
46.1
36
47.7
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
41
54.9
34
44.8
2015 Total War: Attila
37
48.8
28
37.1
2015 Rocket League
81
106.8
83
110.4
2015 Need For Speed
46
60.7
47
62.8
2015 Project CARS
44
58.7
46
60.7
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
77
101.7
61
80.8
2014 Civilization: Beyond Earth
60
79.0
75
99.2
2014 Dragon Age: Inquisition
48
64.0
48
63.5
2014 Far Cry 4
59
78.4
46
61.0
2014 GRID Autosport
81
107.3
77
101.6
2014 Shadow of Mordor
66
88.0
54
71.3
2014 The Talos Principle
77
102.4
59
78.6
2013 Crysis 3
60
80.2
50
66.4
2013 Battlefield 4
66
87.6
54
71.8
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
140
184.4
144
190.7
2009 League of Legends
129
169.8
133
175.6

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AMD Radeon R9 295X2
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
31
44.3
25
36.7
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
18
25.9
14
21.4
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
18
25.9
14
21.4
2023 The Last of Us Part I
10
14.8
8
12.2
2023 Forspoken
9
13.3
7
11.0
2023 The Callisto Protocol
8
11.8
6
9.8
2023 Dead Space
10
14.8
8
12.2
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
20
29.5
17
24.5
2023 Armored Core VI
20
29.5
17
24.5
2023 Immortals of Aveum
6
9.6
5
8.0
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
15
22.2
12
18.4
2023 Remnant II
7
11.1
6
9.2
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
11
16.3
9
13.5
2023 Atomic Heart
13
19.9
11
16.5
2023 Starfield
9
13.3
7
11.0
2022 Elden Ring
17
25.7
14
20.4
2022 God of War
25
36.2
20
28.8
2022 Overwatch 2
45
65.5
36
52.1
2022 F1 22
20
29.5
17
24.5
2022 Dying Light 2
20
29.5
17
24.5
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
23
33.2
19
27.5
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
36
51.7
29
42.8
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
20
29.5
17
24.5
2021 Forza Horizon 5
25
36.6
20
29.1
2021 Halo Infinite
18
26.0
14
20.6
2021 Battlefield 2042
23
33.0
18
26.3
2021 Hitman 3
25
36.9
21
30.6
2021 Far Cry 6
22
31.8
18
26.3
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
23
33.2
19
27.5
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
25
36.9
21
30.6
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
18
26.0
14
20.6
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
14
20.1
11
15.9
2020 Valorant
96
138.1
76
109.7
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
22
31.9
17
25.3
2020 Death Stranding
28
41.4
23
32.9
2020 Marvel's Avengers
14
21.4
11
17.0
2020 Godfall
19
27.3
15
21.7
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
18
27.1
15
21.6
2019 Apex Legends
30
44.0
25
36.0
2019 Anthem
19
27.5
15
22.5
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
26
38.5
22
31.5
2019 Resident Evil 2
27
39.5
21
31.4
2019 Metro Exodus
18
26.0
14
20.6
2019 World War Z
28
41.1
27
39.5
2019 Gears of War 5
24
35.4
19
28.1
2019 F1 2019
30
43.7
24
34.7
2019 GreedFall
18
26.0
14
20.6
2019 Borderlands 3
15
22.4
12
17.8
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
35
50.7
28
40.3
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
16
23.6
13
18.8
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
24
35.4
19
28.1
2018 Just Cause 4
15
22.7
16
23.5
2018 Monster Hunter: World
14
21.3
15
22.0
2018 Strange Brigade
33
47.2
26
37.5
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
28
40.8
29
42.2
2017 For Honor
22
31.7
22
32.8
2017 Project CARS 2
31
45.4
32
46.9
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
49
70.7
51
73.2
2016 Dishonored 2
26
38.1
27
39.4
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
23
33.4
19
27.8
2015 Total War: Attila
21
30.7
16
23.0
2015 Rocket League
44
63.5
45
65.7
2015 Need For Speed
31
45.4
32
46.9
2015 Project CARS
31
45.4
32
46.9
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
42
60.2
33
47.8
2014 Civilization: Beyond Earth
37
53.5
49
70.5
2014 Dragon Age: Inquisition
33
47.6
28
40.7
2014 Far Cry 4
41
58.7
28
40.6
2014 GRID Autosport
57
81.9
49
70.6
2014 Shadow of Mordor
43
62.1
33
47.9
2014 The Talos Principle
47
68.1
36
52.5
2013 Crysis 3
36
51.6
28
40.9
2013 Battlefield 4
48
69.4
39
56.5
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
114
163.3
118
168.8
2009 League of Legends
63
90.7
65
93.8
R9 295X2 vs GTX 980 Ti with i7-4770K vs i7-4790K at 1080p and ultra vs ultra settings
R9 295X2 vs GTX 980 Ti with i7-4770K vs i7-4790K at 1440p and ultra vs ultra settings
R9 295X2 vs GTX 980 Ti with i7-4770K vs i7-4790K at 4K and ultra vs ultra settings

AMD Radeon R9 295X2 / i7-4770K

In terms of cost, pricing clearly is a genuine issue here and the price of R9 295X2 is simply ridiculous. For those on 1080p or even 1440p monitors, the R9 295X2 is very expensive and there are better value choices in the short term. It is worth noting that the R9 295X2 is a very power hungry card and requires a decent power supply unit. This combination between R9 295X2 and Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz has less than 8% bottleneck in many games and is perfect match to avoid FPS loss. In short the performance is exceptional, there's no question that this is one of the most powerful single GPU out there in 2025 . This combination between R9 295X2 and Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz is a perfect match to avoid FPS loss. With current 4096 MB RAM, the R9 295X2 can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games.
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti / i7-4790K

It is worth noting that the GTX 980 Ti is a very power hungry card and requires a decent power supply unit. In terms of memory, the GTX 980 Ti 's 6144 MB RAM is more than enough for modern games and should not cause any bottlenecks. Deciding whether to invest so much money in a high-end GPU like GTX 980 Ti requires careful thought.
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R9 295X2 vs GTX 980 Ti Specifications Comparison

Board Design

R9 295X2 GTX 980 Ti
Length12.08 inches 307 mm10.5 inches 267 mm
Outputs1x DVI4x mini-DisplayPort1x DVI1x HDMI3x DisplayPort
Power Connectors3x 8-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Slot WidthDual-slotDual-slot
TDP500 W250 W

Clock Speeds

R9 295X2 GTX 980 Ti
GPU Clock1018 MHz1000 MHz
Memory Clock1250 MHz 5000 MHz effective1753 MHz 7012 MHz effective

Graphics Card

R9 295X2 GTX 980 Ti
Bus InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
GenerationVolcanic Islands (R9 200)GeForce 900
Launch Price1,499 USD649 USD
ProductionEnd-of-lifeActive
Release DateApr 29th, 2014Jun 2nd, 2015

Graphics Features

R9 295X2 GTX 980 Ti
DirectX12.0 (12_0)12.0 (12_1)
OpenCL21.2
OpenGL4.54.6
Shader Model66.1
Vulkan1.1.821.1.82

Graphics Processor

R9 295X2 GTX 980 Ti
ArchitectureGCN 2.0Maxwell 2.0
Die Size438 mm²601 mm²
GPU NameVesuviusGM200
GPU VariantVesuvius XT (215-0852022)GM200-310-A1
Process Size28 nm28 nm
Transistors6,200 million8,000 million

Memory

R9 295X2 GTX 980 Ti
Bandwidth320.0 GB/s336.6 GB/s
Memory Bus512 bit384 bit
Memory Size4096 MB6144 MB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5

Render Config

R9 295X2 GTX 980 Ti
ROPs6496
Shading Units28162816
TMUs176176

Theoretical Performance

R9 295X2 GTX 980 Ti
FP32 (float) performance5,733 GFLOPS6,060 GFLOPS
FP64 (double) performance716.7 GFLOPS (1:8)189.4 GFLOPS (1:32)
Pixel Rate65.15 GPixel/s103.3 GPixel/s
Texture Rate179.2 GTexel/s189.4 GTexel/s
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