AMD Radeon R9 M295X videocard review

AMD Radeon R9 M295X

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
38730
5150
PassMark
G2D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
1306
832
Geekbench
OpenCL
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
352097
27111
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
461.690 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 27111
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

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x76894.30
Medium, 1366x76862.50
High, 1920x108036.70
Ultra, 1920x108017.10
4K, 3840x216014.00

Dirt Rally (2015)

Low, 1024x768226.50
Medium, 1366x768103.30
High, 1920x108068.40
Ultra, 1920x108043.00

Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)

Low, 1024x76897.75
Medium, 1366x76848.30
High, 1920x108044.15
Ultra, 1920x108032.95

Far Cry 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x76867.70
Medium, 1366x76870.40
High, 1920x108045.90
Ultra, 1920x108038.90

Assassin's Creed Unity (2014)

Low, 1024x76835.10
Medium, 1366x76832.70
High, 1920x108026.60
Ultra, 1920x108015.60

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)

Low, 1024x768105.90
Medium, 1366x76872.60
High, 1920x108048.90
Ultra, 1920x108031.90

Alien: Isolation (2014)

Low, 1024x768131.85
Medium, 1366x76889.30
High, 1920x108070.10
Ultra, 1920x108058.70

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)

Low, 1280x720131.90
Medium, 1344x75694.80
High, 1920x108058.00
Ultra, 1920x108044.60

Sims 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x768173.10
Medium, 1366x76893.80
High, 1920x108066.00
Ultra, 1920x108060.40

Thief (2014)

Low, 1024x76851.20
Medium, 1366x76852.70
High, 1366x76851.30
Ultra, 1920x108032.20

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Low, 1024x768105.20
Medium, 1366x76893.40
High, 1366x76889.20
Ultra, 1920x108039.90
4K, 3840x216021.70

Metro: Last Light (2013)

Low, 1024x76895.90
Medium, 1366x76886.80
High, 1366x76871.20
Ultra, 1920x108042.60

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x720175.60
Medium, 1366x768148.40
High, 1366x768142.00
Ultra, 1920x108065.40

Tomb Raider (2013)

Low, 1024x768277.10
Medium, 1366x768172.60
High, 1366x768110.90
Ultra, 1920x108061.10

Crysis 3 (2013)

Low, 1024x768125.40
Medium, 1366x76885.00
High, 1366x76859.90
Ultra, 1920x108030.90

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 488
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