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
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| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) |
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| Name | AMD Radeon R9 M395X | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 |
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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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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 | 12 | 11 |
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| OpenCL | Not Listed | |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.5 |
Memory |
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| 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 |
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| PowerTune | ||
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| ZeroCore | ||
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