Radeon R9 M295X Mac Edition vs GeForce GTX 950

Place in performance ranking	348	355
Place by popularity	92	not in top-100
Value for money	6.03	no data
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	GCN 3.0 (2014−2017)
GPU code name	GM206	Amethyst
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	20 August 2015 (8 years old)	23 November 2014 (9 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$159	no data
Current price	$12.88 (0.1x MSRP)	no data

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	768	2048
CUDA cores	768	no data
Core clock speed	1024 MHz	850 MHz
Boost clock speed	1188 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	2,940 million	5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	90 Watt	250 Watt
Texture fill rate	49.2 billion/sec	108.8
Floating-point performance	1,825 gflops	3,482 gflops

Size and 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).

Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Length	7.938" (20.2 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	MXM Module
Recommended system power (PSU)	350 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pins	no data
SLI options	+	no data

Memory

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	6.6 GB/s	5448 MHz
Memory bandwidth	105.6 GB/s	174.3 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2	No outputs
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream	+	no data
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	no data
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	no data

API support

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.4	6.3
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2.131
CUDA	+	no data

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 HD	52 +4%	50−55 −4%
4K	21 +16.7%	18−21 −16.7%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

21−24
+16.7%

18−20

−16.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +7.4%	27−30 −7.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +9.5%	21−24 −9.5%
Battlefield 5	45−50 +4.4%	45−50 −4.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +20%	30−33 −20%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +16.7%	18−20 −16.7%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +20%	30−33 −20%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +8.6%	35−40 −8.6%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +8.9%	45−50 −8.9%
Hitman 3	35−40 +5.7%	35−40 −5.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +7.4%	27−30 −7.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +9.5%	21−24 −9.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +7.4%	27−30 −7.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 +8.3%	24−27 −8.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +7.4%	27−30 −7.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +9.5%	21−24 −9.5%
Battlefield 5	45−50 +4.4%	45−50 −4.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +20%	30−33 −20%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +16.7%	18−20 −16.7%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +20%	30−33 −20%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +8.6%	35−40 −8.6%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +8.9%	45−50 −8.9%
Hitman 3	35−40 +5.7%	35−40 −5.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +7.4%	27−30 −7.4%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +16.7%	18−20 −16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +9.5%	21−24 −9.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +7.4%	27−30 −7.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	38 +8.6%	35−40 −8.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 +8.3%	24−27 −8.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +7.4%	27−30 −7.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +9.5%	21−24 −9.5%
Battlefield 5	45−50 +4.4%	45−50 −4.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +16.7%	18−20 −16.7%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +20%	30−33 −20%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +8.6%	35−40 −8.6%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +8.9%	45−50 −8.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21 +16.7%	18−20 −16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 +8.3%	24−27 −8.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Hitman 3	21−24 +16.7%	18−20 −16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Battlefield 5	27−30 +3.7%	27−30 −3.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +4.8%	21−24 −4.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +4.2%	24−27 −4.2%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +12.5%	24−27 −12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Hitman 3	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	13 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Battlefield 5	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +5.6%	18−20 −5.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%