AMD Radeon R9 M395X vs AMD Radeon HD 7970

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 M395X 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 - 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M395X

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 250 Watt vs 300 Watt
  • Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 3 GB
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 5 May 2015 vs 22 December 2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 250 Watt vs 300 Watt
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 3 GB
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3354 vs 3350
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3354 vs 3350

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 10% higher memory clock speed: 1375 MHz vs 1250 MHz
  • Around 25% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 34541 vs 27734
  • Around 29% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 84.413 vs 65.367
  • Around 74% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1390.592 vs 799.421
  • Around 28% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 7.336 vs 5.718
  • Around 43% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 101.929 vs 71.057
  • Around 17% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 481.76 vs 413.329
  • Around 28% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 9448 vs 7365
  • Around 72% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3704 vs 2154
  • Around 28% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 9448 vs 7365
  • Around 72% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3704 vs 2154
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 118.4 GTexel / s vs 92.54 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance 3,789 gflops vs 2,961 gflops
Memory clock speed 1375 MHz vs 1250 MHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 34541 vs 27734
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 84.413 vs 65.367
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1390.592 vs 799.421
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 7.336 vs 5.718
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 101.929 vs 71.057
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 481.76 vs 413.329
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 9448 vs 7365
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3704 vs 2154
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 9448 vs 7365
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3704 vs 2154

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 M395X
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 7970

Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
27734
34541
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
65.367
84.413
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
799.421
1390.592
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
5.718
7.336
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
71.057
101.929
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
413.329
481.76
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
7365
9448
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2154
3704
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3354
3350
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
7365
9448
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2154
3704
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3354
3350
Name AMD Radeon R9 M395X AMD Radeon HD 7970
PassMark - G3D Mark 5195
PassMark - G2D Mark 733
Geekbench - OpenCL 27734 34541
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 65.367 84.413
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 799.421 1390.592
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 5.718 7.336
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 71.057 101.929
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 413.329 481.76
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 7365 9448
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2154 3704
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3354 3350
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 7365 9448
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2154 3704
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3354 3350
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2276

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon R9 M395X AMD Radeon HD 7970

Essentials

Architecture GCN 3.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Amethyst Tahiti
Design AMD Radeon R9 300 Series AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series
Launch date 5 May 2015 22 December 2011
Place in performance rating 461 464
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
Eyefinity
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
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 12 11
Mantle
OpenCL Not Listed
OpenGL 4.4 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3 GB
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB / s 264 GB/s
Memory bus width 256 bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 1375 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0 0

Technologies

AMD Eyefinity
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
TrueAudio
ZeroCore
CrossFire