Radeon R9 M395X vs GeForce GTX 980M

Place in performance ranking	272	354
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	9.47	no data
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	GCN 3 (2014−2016)
GPU code name	GM204	Amethyst XT
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	7 October 2014 (9 years old)	16 October 2014 (9 years old)
Current price	$583	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	1536	2048
CUDA cores	1536	no data
Core clock speed	1038 MHz	723 MHz
Boost clock speed	1127 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	5,200 million	5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	unknown	250 Watt
Texture fill rate	51.84	92.54
Floating-point performance	3,462 gflops	2,961 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon R9 M395X compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	large
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	PCIe 3.0
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
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	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160 GB/s	160.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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	No outputs	No outputs
Eyefinity	no data	1
VGA аnalog display support	+	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Technologies

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

AppAcceleration	no data	-
Enduro	no data	-
FreeSync	no data	1
HD3D	no data	+
PowerTune	no data	+
DualGraphics	no data	1
TrueAudio	no data	+
ZeroCore	no data	+
Switchable graphics	no data	1
GameStream	+	no data
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	no data
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	no data
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data
BatteryBoost	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API support

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	DirectX® 12
Shader Model	6.4	6.3
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
OpenCL	1.1	Not Listed
Vulkan	1.1.126	no data
Mantle	no data	+
CUDA	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 980M 18.97
+41.5%

R9 M395X 13.41

GeForce GTX 980M outperforms Radeon R9 M395X by 41% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 980M 7349
+41.5%

R9 M395X 5194

GeForce GTX 980M outperforms Radeon R9 M395X by 41% in Passmark.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 980M 9682
+22.2%

R9 M395X 7921

GeForce GTX 980M outperforms Radeon R9 M395X by 22% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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:

900p	173 +44.2%	120−130 −44.2%
Full HD	72 +44%	50−55 −44%
1440p	36 +50%	24−27 −50%
4K	27 +50%	18−20 −50%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

30−33
+42.9%

21−24

−42.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	51 +82.1%	27−30 −82.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +50%	21−24 −50%
Battlefield 5	82 +78.3%	45−50 −78.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +40%	35−40 −40%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%
Far Cry 5	58 +65.7%	35−40 −65.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	60 +66.7%	35−40 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	74 +57.4%	45−50 −57.4%
Hitman 3	50−55 +50%	35−40 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +42.9%	27−30 −42.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +34.8%	21−24 −34.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	51 +82.1%	27−30 −82.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +44%	24−27 −44%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	44 +57.1%	27−30 −57.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +50%	21−24 −50%
Battlefield 5	68 +47.8%	45−50 −47.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +40%	35−40 −40%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%
Far Cry 5	53 +51.4%	35−40 −51.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	56 +55.6%	35−40 −55.6%
Forza Horizon 4	68 +44.7%	45−50 −44.7%
Hitman 3	50−55 +50%	35−40 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +42.9%	27−30 −42.9%
Metro Exodus	31 +47.6%	21−24 −47.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +34.8%	21−24 −34.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	42 +50%	27−30 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	61 +118%	27−30 −118%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +44%	24−27 −44%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	26 −7.7%	27−30 +7.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +50%	21−24 −50%
Battlefield 5	61 +32.6%	45−50 −32.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%
Far Cry 5	50 +42.9%	35−40 −42.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	51 +41.7%	35−40 −41.7%
Forza Horizon 4	47 +0%	45−50 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	33 +17.9%	27−30 −17.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +44%	24−27 −44%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +40%	20−22 −40%
Hitman 3	30−33 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +31.6%	18−20 −31.6%
Metro Exodus	19 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	25 +47.1%	16−18 −47.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%
Battlefield 5	45 +66.7%	27−30 −66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Far Cry 5	34 +54.5%	21−24 −54.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	38 +58.3%	24−27 −58.3%
Forza Horizon 4	39 +50%	24−27 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +61.5%	12−14 −61.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Hitman 3	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Metro Exodus	12 +100%	6−7 −100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12 +50%	8−9 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	22 +83.3%	12−14 −83.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12 +50%	8−9 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Battlefield 5	23 +76.9%	12−14 −76.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Far Cry 5	16 +45.5%	10−12 −45.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	20 +53.8%	12−14 −53.8%
Forza Horizon 4	26 +44.4%	18−20 −44.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%

This is how GTX 980M and R9 M395X compete in popular games:

GTX 980M is 44.2% faster than R9 M395X in 900p
GTX 980M is 44% faster than R9 M395X in 1080p
GTX 980M is 50% faster than R9 M395X in 1440p
GTX 980M is 50% faster than R9 M395X in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 980M is 118% faster than the R9 M395X.
in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R9 M395X is 7.7% faster than the GTX 980M.

All in all, in popular games: