AMD Radeon E8950 vs AMD Radeon R9 M295X

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon E8950 and AMD Radeon R9 M295X videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon E8950

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
  • Around 2% higher core clock speed: 735 MHz vs 723 MHz
  • Around 38% higher texture fill rate: 128.0 GTexel / s vs 92.54 GTexel / s
  • Around 38% better floating-point performance: 4,096 gflops vs 2,961 gflops
  • 2.6x lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 250 Watt
  • Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 66.837 vs 65.777
  • Around 67% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1369.722 vs 820.138
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 29 September 2015 vs 23 November 2014
Core clock speed 735 MHz vs 723 MHz
Texture fill rate 128.0 GTexel / s vs 92.54 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance 4,096 gflops vs 2,961 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 250 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 66.837 vs 65.777
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1369.722 vs 820.138

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M295X

  • Around 8% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 7.142 vs 6.633
  • Around 4% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 68.754 vs 65.836
  • Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 386.418 vs 326.391
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 7.142 vs 6.633
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 68.754 vs 65.836
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 386.418 vs 326.391

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon E8950
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 M295X

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
66.837
65.777
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1369.722
820.138
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6.633
7.142
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
65.836
68.754
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
326.391
386.418
Name AMD Radeon E8950 AMD Radeon R9 M295X
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 66.837 65.777
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1369.722 820.138
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 6.633 7.142
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 65.836 68.754
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 326.391 386.418
PassMark - G3D Mark 5150
PassMark - G2D Mark 832
Geekbench - OpenCL 27105
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2045
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3144
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2045
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3144

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon E8950 AMD Radeon R9 M295X

Essentials

Architecture GCN 3.0 GCN 3.0
Code name Amethyst Amethyst
Launch date 29 September 2015 23 November 2014
Place in performance rating 728 487
Type Desktop Desktop
Design AMD Radeon R9 200 Series

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1000 MHz
Core clock speed 735 MHz 723 MHz
Floating-point performance 4,096 gflops 2,961 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 2048 2048
Texture fill rate 128.0 GTexel / s 92.54 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 250 Watt
Transistor count 5,000 million 5,000 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface MXM-B (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None None
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Laptop size large

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_0) Not Listed
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
Mantle
OpenCL Not Listed

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 8 GB
Memory bandwidth 192.0 GB / s 160.0 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 Not Listed
Shared memory 0

Technologies

DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
ZeroCore