AMD Radeon R9 280X2 vs AMD Radeon R9 295X2

What is the difference between AMD Radeon R9 280X2 and AMD Radeon R9 295X2. Find out which graphics card has better performance.

Graphics Processor (GPU)

TahitiGPU NameVesuvius
Tahiti XTL
(215-0821065)
Model numberVesuvius XT
(215-0852022)
GCN 1.0ArchitectureGCN 2.0
TSMCFoundryTSMC
28 nmProcess Size28 nm
4,313 millionTransistors6,200 million
352 mm²Die Size438 mm²

Graphics Card

UnknownRelease DateApr 29th, 2014
Volcanic Islands
(R9 200)
FamilyVolcanic Islands
(R9 200)
End-of-lifeProductionEnd-of-life
Sea IslandsPredecessorSea Islands
PCIe 3.0 x16Bus InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16

Memory

3 GB x2Memory Size4 GB x2
GDDR5Memory TypeGDDR5
384 bit x2Memory Bus512 bit x2

Clock Speeds

1500 MHz
6 Gbps effective
Memory Clock1250 MHz
5 Gbps effective

Render Config

128 x2TMUs176 x2
32 x2ROPs64 x2

Board Design

315 mm
12.4 inches
Length307 mm
12.1 inches
375 WThermal design power (TDP)500 W
750 WSuggested PSU900 W
6x mini-DisplayPortDisplay Connectors1x DVI
4x mini-DisplayPort
3x 8-pinPower Connectors3x 8-pin
C386Board NumberC673-A7

API support

12 (11_1)DirectX12 (12_0)
4.6OpenGL4.6
1.2OpenCL2.0
1.2Vulkan1.2
5.1Shader Model6.3