GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile vs Radeon R9 M295X Mac Edition

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M295X Mac Edition and GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 M295X Mac Edition
2014
4 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
12.40

RTX 5060 Mobile outperforms R9 M295X Mac Edition by a whopping 223% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking448121
Place by popularitynot in top-10057
Power efficiency3.8468.92
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026)
GPU code nameAmethystGB206
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date23 November 2014 (11 years ago)20 May 2025 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores20483328
Core clock speed850 MHz952 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1455 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million21,900 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate108.8151.3
Floating-point processing power3.482 TFLOPS9.684 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs128104
Tensor Coresno data104
Ray Tracing Coresno data26
L1 Cache512 KB3.3 MB
L2 Cache512 KB32 MB

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 5.0 x16

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1362 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth174.3 GB/s384.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.36.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.4
CUDA-12.0
DLSS-+

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD27−30
−230%
89
+230%
1440p12−14
−267%
44
+267%
4K10−12
−230%
33
+230%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Palworld 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Far Cry 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Fortnite 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Palworld 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Valorant 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Far Cry 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Fortnite 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 153
+0%
153
+0%
Metro Exodus 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Palworld 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Valorant 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Far Cry 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Palworld 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 108
+0%
108
+0%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Valorant 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Palworld 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 98
+0%
98
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Valorant 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Palworld 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

This is how R9 M295X Mac Edition and RTX 5060 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5060 Mobile is 230% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5060 Mobile is 267% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5060 Mobile is 230% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 58 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 12.40 40.09
Recency 23 November 2014 20 May 2025
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 45 Watt

RTX 5060 Mobile has a 223% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 460% more advanced lithography process, and 456% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M295X Mac Edition in performance tests.

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