AMD Radeon R9 M265X vs AMD Radeon HD 6490M

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 M265X and AMD Radeon HD 6490M 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: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Radeon R9 M265X

AMD Radeon HD 6490M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M265X

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
3.9x more texture fill rate: 25 GTexel / s vs 6.4 GTexel / s
4x more pipelines: 640 vs 160
3.1x better floating-point performance: 800.0 gflops vs 256 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
8x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 512 MB
3.1x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1155 vs 378
Around 82% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 8850 vs 4866
8.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 20.633 vs 2.554
5.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 525.038 vs 96.344
6.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 37.076 vs 6.001
8.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 94.404 vs 10.814
Around 26% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1765 vs 1405
Around 26% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3214 vs 2543
Around 26% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1765 vs 1405
Around 26% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3214 vs 2543

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 March 2014 vs 4 January 2011
Texture fill rate	25 GTexel / s vs 6.4 GTexel / s
Pipelines	640 vs 160
Floating-point performance	800.0 gflops vs 256 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 40 nm
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 512 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1155 vs 378
Geekbench - OpenCL	8850 vs 4866
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	20.633 vs 2.554
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	525.038 vs 96.344
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	37.076 vs 6.001
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	94.404 vs 10.814
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1765 vs 1405
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3214 vs 2543
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1765 vs 1405
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3214 vs 2543

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 6490M

Around 39% higher core clock speed: 800 MHz vs 575 MHz
2.8x more memory clock speed: 3200 MHz vs 1125 MHz
2.5x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 514 vs 203

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	800 MHz vs 575 MHz
Memory clock speed	3200 MHz vs 1125 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	514 vs 203

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 M265X
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 6490M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1155

378

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

203

514

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

8850

4866

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

20.633

2.554

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

525.038

96.344

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

37.076

6.001

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

94.404

10.814

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1765

1405

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3214

2543

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1765

1405

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3214

2543

Name	AMD Radeon R9 M265X	AMD Radeon HD 6490M
PassMark - G3D Mark	1155	378
PassMark - G2D Mark	203	514
Geekbench - OpenCL	8850	4866
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	20.633	2.554
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	525.038	96.344
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.169	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	37.076	6.001
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	94.404	10.814
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1972
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1765	1405
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3214	2543
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1972
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1765	1405
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3214	2543

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R9 M265X	AMD Radeon HD 6490M
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	TeraScale 2
Code name	Venus	Seymour
Design	AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Launch date	21 March 2014	4 January 2011
Place in performance rating	1186	1189
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,193.03
Price now		$1,193.03
Value for money (0-100)		0.39
Technical info
Boost clock speed	625 MHz
Compute units	10
Core clock speed	575 MHz	800 MHz
Floating-point performance	800.0 gflops	256 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	640	160
Texture fill rate	25 GTexel / s	6.4 GTexel / s
Transistor count	1,500 million	370 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Eyefinity
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size	medium sized
API support
DirectX	11	11.2 (11_0)
Mantle
OpenCL	Not Listed
OpenGL	4.4	4.4
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	25.6 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1125 MHz	3200 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR3 / GDDR5
Shared memory	0	0
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
ZeroCore