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.

AMD Radeon R9 M295X

AMD Radeon HD 7970

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 28% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 34541 vs 26942
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 26942
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

GPU 1

GPU 2

26942

34541

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

65.777

84.413

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

820.138

1390.592

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

7.142

7.336

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

68.754

101.929

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

386.418

481.76

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2045

3704

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3144

3350

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2045

3704

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3144

3350

Name	AMD Radeon R9 M295X	AMD Radeon HD 7970
PassMark - G3D Mark	5150
PassMark - G2D Mark	832
Geekbench - OpenCL	26942	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
Essentials
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	499	501
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$549
Technical info
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
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
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
DirectX	Not Listed	11
Mantle
OpenCL	Not Listed
OpenGL	4.4	4.5
Memory
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
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
ZeroCore
AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire