AMD Radeon R9 M295X videocard review

Radeon R9 M295X videocard released by AMD; release date: 23 November 2014. The videocard is designed for desktop-computers and based on GCN 3.0 microarchitecture codenamed Amethyst.

Core clock speed - 723 MHz. Texture fill rate - 92.54 GTexel / s. Pipelines - 2048. Floating-point performance - 2,961 gflops. Manufacturing process technology - 28 nm. Transistors count - 5,000 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 250 Watt.

Memory type: Not Listed. Memory bandwidth - 160.0 GB / s. Shared memory - 0.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G3D Mark

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

38582

5150

PassMark
G2D Mark

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

1295

832

Geekbench
OpenCL

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

345616

26950

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

939.363 mPixels/s

65.777 mPixels/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

14101.507 Frames/s

820.138 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

95.851 Frames/s

7.142 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

530.303 Frames/s

68.754 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

4429.590 mHash/s

386.418 mHash/s

GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

27823 Frames

2045 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

69225 Frames

3144 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

27823.000 Fps

2045.000 Fps

GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

69225.000 Fps

3144.000 Fps

Name	Value
PassMark - G3D Mark	5150
PassMark - G2D Mark	832
Geekbench - OpenCL	26950
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection	65.777 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation	820.138 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex	7.142 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition	68.754 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining	386.418 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan	2045 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex	3144 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan	2045.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex	3144.000 Fps

Games performance

1. The Witcher 3 (2015)
2. Dirt Rally (2015)
3. Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)
4. Far Cry 4 (2014)
5. Assassin's Creed Unity (2014)
6. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)
7. Alien: Isolation (2014)

8. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)
9. Sims 4 (2014)
10. Thief (2014)
11. Battlefield 4 (2013)
12. Metro: Last Light (2013)
13. BioShock Infinite (2013)
14. Tomb Raider (2013)
15. Crysis 3 (2013)

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x768	94.30
Medium, 1366x768	62.50
High, 1920x1080	36.70
Ultra, 1920x1080	17.10
4K, 3840x2160	14.00

Dirt Rally (2015)

Low, 1024x768	226.50
Medium, 1366x768	103.30
High, 1920x1080	68.40
Ultra, 1920x1080	43.00

Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)

Low, 1024x768	97.75
Medium, 1366x768	48.30
High, 1920x1080	44.15
Ultra, 1920x1080	32.95

Far Cry 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x768	67.70
Medium, 1366x768	70.40
High, 1920x1080	45.90
Ultra, 1920x1080	38.90

Assassin's Creed Unity (2014)

Low, 1024x768	35.10
Medium, 1366x768	32.70
High, 1920x1080	26.60
Ultra, 1920x1080	15.60

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)

Low, 1024x768	105.90
Medium, 1366x768	72.60
High, 1920x1080	48.90
Ultra, 1920x1080	31.90

Alien: Isolation (2014)

Low, 1024x768	131.85
Medium, 1366x768	89.30
High, 1920x1080	70.10
Ultra, 1920x1080	58.70

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)

Low, 1280x720	131.90
Medium, 1344x756	94.80
High, 1920x1080	58.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	44.60

Sims 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x768	173.10
Medium, 1366x768	93.80
High, 1920x1080	66.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	60.40

Thief (2014)

Low, 1024x768	51.20
Medium, 1366x768	52.70
High, 1366x768	51.30
Ultra, 1920x1080	32.20

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Low, 1024x768	105.20
Medium, 1366x768	93.40
High, 1366x768	89.20
Ultra, 1920x1080	39.90
4K, 3840x2160	21.70

Metro: Last Light (2013)

Low, 1024x768	95.90
Medium, 1366x768	86.80
High, 1366x768	71.20
Ultra, 1920x1080	42.60

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x720	175.60
Medium, 1366x768	148.40
High, 1366x768	142.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	65.40

Tomb Raider (2013)

Low, 1024x768	277.10
Medium, 1366x768	172.60
High, 1366x768	110.90
Ultra, 1920x1080	61.10

Crysis 3 (2013)

Low, 1024x768	125.40
Medium, 1366x768	85.00
High, 1366x768	59.90
Ultra, 1920x1080	30.90

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture	GCN 3.0
Code name	Amethyst
Design	AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Launch date	23 November 2014
Place in performance rating	499
Type	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	723 MHz
Floating-point performance	2,961 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm
Pipelines	2048
Texture fill rate	92.54 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	250 Watt
Transistor count	5,000 million

Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)
Laptop size	large
Supplementary power connectors	None
API support
DirectX	Not Listed
Mantle
OpenCL	Not Listed
OpenGL	4.4
Memory
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB / s
Memory type	Not Listed
Shared memory	0
Technologies
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
ZeroCore

AMD Radeon R9 M295X videocard review

Benchmarks

Games performance

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Dirt Rally (2015)

Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)

Far Cry 4 (2014)

Assassin's Creed Unity (2014)

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)

Alien: Isolation (2014)

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)

Sims 4 (2014)

Thief (2014)

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Metro: Last Light (2013)

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Tomb Raider (2013)

Crysis 3 (2013)

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Technical info

Video outputs and ports

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

API support

Memory

Technologies

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