AMD Radeon R9 295X2

Graphics Processor

Vesuvius x2

Cores

2816 x2

TMUs

176 x2

ROPs

64 x2

Memory Size

4 GB x2

Memory Type

GDDR5

Bus Width

512 bit x2

GPU

I/O

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The Radeon R9 295X2 was an enthusiast-class graphics card by AMD, launched on April 29th, 2014. Built on the 28 nm process, and based on the Vesuvius graphics processor, in its Vesuvius XT variant, the card supports DirectX 12. This ensures that all modern games will run on Radeon R9 295X2. The Vesuvius graphics processor is a large chip with a die area of 438 mm² and 6,200 million transistors. Radeon R9 295X2 combines two graphics processors to increase performance. It features 2816 shading units, 176 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs, per GPU. AMD has paired 8 GB GDDR5 memory with the Radeon R9 295X2, which are connected using a 512-bit memory interface per GPU (each GPU manages 4,096 MB). The GPU is operating at a frequency of 1018 MHz, memory is running at 1250 MHz (5 Gbps effective).
Being a dual-slot card, the AMD Radeon R9 295X2 draws power from 2x 8-pin power connectors, with power draw rated at 500 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.2. Radeon R9 295X2 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 3.0 x16 interface. The card's dimensions are 307 mm x 114 mm x 42 mm, and it features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 1499 US Dollars.

Graphics Processor

GPU Name: Vesuvius

GPU Variant: Vesuvius XT
(215-0852022)

Architecture: GCN 2.0

Foundry: TSMC

Process Size: 28 nm

Transistors: 6,200 million

Density: 14.2M / mm²

Die Size: 438 mm²

Graphics Card

Release Date: Apr 29th, 2014

Generation: Volcanic Islands
(R9 200)

Predecessor: Sea Islands

Successor: Pirate Islands

Production: End-of-life

Launch Price: 1,499 USD

Bus Interface: PCIe 3.0 x16

Reviews: 33 in our database

Relative Performance

Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for RTX 3080 and faster.

Board Design

Slot Width: Dual-slot

Length: 307 mm
12.1 inches

Width: 114 mm
4.5 inches

Height: 42 mm
1.7 inches

TDP: 500 W

Suggested PSU: 900 W

Outputs: 1x DVI
4x mini-DisplayPort 1.2

Power Connectors: 2x 8-pin

Board Number: 109-C673A7-00D_02

Vesuvius GPU Notes

Generation: Volcanic Islands
Desktop Variant: Hawaii / Grenada
Graphics/Compute: GFX7 (gfx701)
Display Core Engine: 8.5
Unified Video Decoder: 4.2
Video Compression Engine: 2.0
System DMA: 1.0.0
CLRX: GCN 1.1.0

Latest Drivers:
Windows Vista :
Catalyst Software Suite 13.12

Windows 7:
32-bit: Radeon Software: Adrenalin Edition 18.9.3
64-bit: AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1

Windows 8:
Catalyst Software Suite 14.4

Windows 8.1:
32-bit: Radeon Software: Crimson ReLive Edition 16.12.2 / 17.1.2
64-bit: Radeon Software: Crimson ReLive Edition 17.4.4 / 17.7.1

Windows 10:
32-bit: Radeon Software: Adrenalin Edition 18.9.3
64-bit: AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1

Retail boards based on this design (13)

Name	GPU Clock	Memory Clock	Other Changes
AMD Radeon R9 295X2	1018 MHz	1250 MHz
ASUS R9 295X2	1018 MHz	1250 MHz
Club 3D R9 295X2	1018 MHz	1250 MHz
ColorFire R9 295X2	1018 MHz	1250 MHz
GIGABYTE R9 295X	1018 MHz	1250 MHz
HIS R9 295X2	1018 MHz	1250 MHz
MSI R9 295X2	1018 MHz	1250 MHz
PowerColor R9 295X2	1018 MHz	1250 MHz
Sapphire R9 295X2	1018 MHz	1250 MHz
Sapphire R9 295X2 OC	1030 MHz	1300 MHz
VisionTek CryoVenom R9 295X2	1018 MHz	1250 MHz	Single-slot
VisionTek R9 295X2	1018 MHz	1250 MHz
XFX R9 295X2	1018 MHz	1250 MHz

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AMD Radeon R9 295X2