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AMD Radeon R9 295X2

The AMD Radeon R9 295X2 is a graphics card released on April 8, 2014 using a 28 nm process. It has 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 512-bit bus, 640.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 1.02 GHz and a 500 W board power rating. It scores 8,816 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 12 and OpenGL 4.4.

Vesuvius28 nm

8/10 key specs recorded · 47 facts

Depth: 38 recorded fields, 1 feature, 5 PassMark workloads

Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark, AMD.com Specifications and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 8 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

PassMark Videocard Benchmark AMD.com Specifications PassMark Videocard Benchmark Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09)

Shading units

n/a

Memory

8 GB

GDDR5 · 512-bit

Boost clock

1.02 GHz

1.02 GHz base

Board power

500 W

Performance

The AMD Radeon R9 295X2 scores 8,816 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 87.4% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #345), measured across 546 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 764.

PassMark G3D Mark

8,816

Rank #345
Faster than 87.4% of 2,658 GPUs
546 samples

0relative to the fastest GPU on record (41,928)

PassMark workload tests

DirectX 9 134 fps

reference: fastest recorded 526 fps · faster than 81.7% of 1,675 GPUs

DirectX 10 45 fps

reference: fastest recorded 231 fps · faster than 74.7% of 1,602 GPUs

DirectX 11 78 fps

reference: fastest recorded 362 fps · faster than 80.2% of 1,430 GPUs

DirectX 12 43 fps

reference: fastest recorded 213 fps · faster than 76% of 1,274 GPUs

GPU Compute 3,075 ops/s

reference: fastest recorded 26,591 ops/s · faster than 74.7% of 1,447 GPUs

Averages of PassMark PerformanceTest submissions; frames/sec are PassMark test-scene rates, not game FPS. Tests PassMark does not report for this card are omitted. PassMark listing

In the PassMark workload tests the AMD Radeon R9 295X2 averages DirectX 9 134 fps, DirectX 10 45 fps, DirectX 11 78 fps, DirectX 12 43 fps and GPU Compute 3,075 ops/s, across 546 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.

As stated by PassMark

Category Desktop

Bus interface PCIe 3.0 x16

Max memory 8 GB

Core clock 1018 MHz

Memory clock 5000 MHz

DirectX 12

OpenGL 4.4

Max TDP 500 W

First benchmarked 2014-05-25

Samples 546

PassMark listing (collected 2026-10-01)

PassMark's own listing for the AMD Radeon R9 295X2 states the PCIe 3.0 x16 interface, up to 8 GB of memory, a core clock of 1018 MHz, DirectX 12 and OpenGL 4.4, first benchmarked on 2014-05-25. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.

Graphics processor

Architecture Not recorded

Codename Vesuvius

Chip Not recorded

Process node 28 nm

Transistors Not recorded

Die size Not recorded

The AMD Radeon R9 295X2 uses the Vesuvius graphics processor and is manufactured on a 28 nm process.

Clock speeds

Base clock 1.02 GHz

Boost clock 1.02 GHz

Game clock Not recorded

Memory clock Not recorded

Effective memory clock Not recorded

The AMD Radeon R9 295X2 runs at a base clock of 1.02 GHz and boosts to 1.02 GHz.

Memory

Size 8 GB

Type GDDR5

Bus width 512-bit

Bandwidth 640.0 GB/s

The AMD Radeon R9 295X2 is equipped with 8 GB of GDDR5 memory, uses a 512-bit memory bus and delivers 640.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

Board and power

The AMD Radeon R9 295X2 has a board power rating of 500 W, a total board power of 500 W and it connects over PCIe 3.0 x16.

Board power (TDP) 500 W

Total board power 500 W

Suggested PSU Not recorded

Power connectors Not recorded

Slot width Not recorded

Length Not recorded

Width Not recorded

Height Not recorded

Cooler Not recorded

Max temperature Not recorded

Bus interface PCIe 3.0 x16

Market

Launched April 8, 2014

Launch price $1,499

Status Not recorded

Form factor Not recorded

Segment Desktop

Series Radeon

The AMD Radeon R9 295X2 was released on April 8, 2014 and launched at a price of $1,499.

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 8,816

PassMark G2D 764

Rank #345

Samples 546

Graphics and compute APIs

The AMD Radeon R9 295X2 supports DirectX 12 and OpenGL 4.4.

DirectX 12

OpenGL 4.4

CUDA is an NVIDIA technology and does not apply to the AMD Radeon R9 295X2. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the AMD Radeon R9 295X2. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the AMD Radeon R9 295X2.

Media engine

Feex holds no codec support statement for the AMD Radeon R9 295X2.

AMD Unified Video Decoder SupportedAMD's older dedicated video-decoding block found on many GCN-era and earlier Radeon GPUs.

Not listed: H.264 (AVC), HEVC (H.265), AV1 and VP9. No source Feex holds states whether the AMD Radeon R9 295X2 supports these codecs; that is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.

Media engines recorded for the AMD Radeon R9 295X2: AMD Unified Video Decoder.

Display outputs

The AMD Radeon R9 295X2 offers outputs Dual Link DVI.

Outputs Dual Link DVI

Naming and aliases

The AMD Radeon R9 295X2 is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as ASUS R9 295X2 Series.

Other names (PassMark) ASUS R9 295X2 Series

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM does the AMD Radeon R9 295X2 have?

The AMD Radeon R9 295X2 has 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 512-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 640.0 GB/s.

How much power does the AMD Radeon R9 295X2 use and what power supply does it need?

The AMD Radeon R9 295X2 has a board power rating of 500 W.

How fast is the AMD Radeon R9 295X2?

The AMD Radeon R9 295X2 scores 8,816 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 87.4% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #345. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 43 fps.