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AMD logo Radeon R9 295X2
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AMD logo Radeon HD 4870

AMD Radeon R9 295X2 logo AMD Radeon HD 4870 logo
General information Radeon R9 295X2 Radeon HD 4870
Launched Q2 2014 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 8192 MB 0 % 2048 MB 75 %
Core Clock 1018 MHz 0 % 750 MHz 26.3 %
Effective Clock 5400 MHz 0 % 3800 MHz 29.6 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 10.1
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 3.3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 500 W 0 % 150 W 70 %
Length 309 mm 0 % 241 mm 22 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 1 66.7 %
Case Slots 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
SLI 2-way 0 % 2-way 0 %
Performance Radeon R9 295X2 Radeon HD 4870
Overall Score 47244 0 % 18793 60.2 %
Future Proof 33 % 0 % 21 % 36.4 %
Benchmark Score 22320 0 % 3532 84.2 %
2D Benchmark Score 764 0 % 46 94 %
Average DirectX performance 72.9 FPS 0 % 10.8 FPS 85.3 %
DirectX 9 performance 126.9 FPS 0 % 36.1 FPS 71.6 %
DirectX 10 performance 42.9 FPS 0 % 6.9 FPS 83.8 %
DirectX 11 performance 77.8 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
DirectX 12 performance 44 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 3157.7 operations/s 0 % 0 operations/s 100 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 295X2, Radeon HD 4870.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 295X2 Radeon HD 4870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 106.2 FPS 31.9 FPS
High settings 191.2 FPS 57.4 FPS
Medium settings 229.5 FPS 68.8 FPS
Low settings 321.2 FPS 96.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 70 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for Radeon R9 295X2, Radeon HD 4870.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 295X2 Radeon HD 4870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 79.1 FPS 29.9 FPS
High settings 142.4 FPS 53.8 FPS
Medium settings 170.9 FPS 64.6 FPS
Low settings 239.3 FPS 90.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 62.2 %
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