Inno3D GeForce GTX 295 Platinum Summary

Inno3D GeForce GTX 295 Platinum graphics card is an exact copy of the reference Nvidia solution and differs from the other manufacturers’ products by the stickers on the cooler casing. Despite the word “Platinum” in the model name the GPU and memory clock frequencies match the reference ones. However, Inno3D solution does have an advantage that is unique for this graphics solution: the accessories bundle that includes two full versions of games, one of which is a real hit and another one allows you to fully enjoy the advantages of hardware PhysX accelerator. We haven’t seen popular games bundled with graphics cards too often lately. Moreover, there is also a discount coupon for 10% off when you buy up to five games in nZone.com store, which is also a nice bonus.

To cut the long story short, Inno3D GeForce GTX 295 Platinum is a good choice if you are looking for the today’s fastest graphics accelerator and the price is not an issue for you.

Highs:

• Today’s best performance among single graphics cards;
• Outperforms ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 in most tests;
• Wide range of supported FSAA modes;
• Minimal effect of enabled FSAA on performance;
• PhysX acceleration support in the GPU;
• Hardware HD-video decoding support;
• S/PDIF sound over HDMI;
• Increased energy-efficiency;
• Lower heat dissipation;
• Low level of generated noise;
• Very efficient cooling system;
• Good overclocking potential;
• Two high-quality games among bundled accessories.

Lows:

• Yields to Radeon HD 4870 X2 in the amount of video memory available to applications;
• No DirectX 10.1 and Shader Model 4.1 support;
• Incomplete hardware support of VC-1 decoding;
• No integrated sound core;
• Maximum performance may depend on software support.