AMD Radeon R9 M295X vs AMD Radeon HD 7970
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 M295X and AMD Radeon HD 7970 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 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M295X
- Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 11 month(s) later
- Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 250 Watt vs 300 Watt
Launch date | 23 November 2014 vs 22 December 2011 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 250 Watt vs 300 Watt |
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Around 28% higher texture fill rate: 118.4 GTexel / s vs 92.54 GTexel / s
- Around 28% better floating-point performance: 3,789 gflops vs 2,961 gflops
- Around 29% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 34541 vs 26865
- Around 28% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 84.413 vs 65.777
- Around 70% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1390.592 vs 820.138
- Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 7.336 vs 7.142
- Around 48% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 101.929 vs 68.754
- Around 25% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 481.76 vs 386.418
- Around 81% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3704 vs 2045
- Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3350 vs 3144
- Around 81% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3704 vs 2045
- Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3350 vs 3144
Specifications (specs) | |
Texture fill rate | 118.4 GTexel / s vs 92.54 GTexel / s |
Floating-point performance | 3,789 gflops vs 2,961 gflops |
Benchmarks | |
Geekbench - OpenCL | 34541 vs 26865 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 84.413 vs 65.777 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 1390.592 vs 820.138 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 7.336 vs 7.142 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 101.929 vs 68.754 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 481.76 vs 386.418 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3704 vs 2045 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3350 vs 3144 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3704 vs 2045 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3350 vs 3144 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 M295X
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 7970
Geekbench - OpenCL |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) |
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Name | AMD Radeon R9 M295X | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 5150 | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 832 | |
Geekbench - OpenCL | 26865 | 34541 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 65.777 | 84.413 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 820.138 | 1390.592 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 7.142 | 7.336 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 68.754 | 101.929 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 386.418 | 481.76 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 2045 | 3704 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3144 | 3350 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 2045 | 3704 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3144 | 3350 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 9448 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 9448 | |
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 2276 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Radeon R9 M295X | AMD Radeon HD 7970 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | GCN 3.0 | GCN 1.0 |
Code name | Amethyst | Tahiti |
Design | AMD Radeon R9 200 Series | AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series |
Launch date | 23 November 2014 | 22 December 2011 |
Place in performance rating | 498 | 500 |
Type | Desktop | Desktop |
Launch price (MSRP) | $549 | |
Technical info |
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Core clock speed | 723 MHz | |
Floating-point performance | 2,961 gflops | 3,789 gflops |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
Pipelines | 2048 | 2048 |
Texture fill rate | 92.54 GTexel / s | 118.4 GTexel / s |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 250 Watt | 300 Watt |
Transistor count | 5,000 million | 4,313 million |
Boost clock speed | 925 MHz | |
Stream Processors | 2048 | |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
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Dual-link DVI support | ||
Eyefinity | ||
HDMI | ||
VGA | ||
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | PCIe 2.1 x16 |
Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
Laptop size | large | |
Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Length | 274 mm | |
API support |
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DirectX | Not Listed | 11 |
Mantle | ||
OpenCL | Not Listed | |
OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.5 |
Memory |
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Memory bandwidth | 160.0 GB / s | 264 GB/s |
Memory type | Not Listed | GDDR5 |
Shared memory | 0 | 0 |
Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | |
Memory bus width | 384 Bit | |
Memory clock speed | 1375 MHz | |
Technologies |
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DualGraphics | ||
FreeSync | ||
HD3D | ||
PowerTune | ||
Switchable graphics | ||
ZeroCore | ||
AMD Eyefinity | ||
CrossFire |