Radeon R9 M295X Mac Edition vs GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Place in performance ranking	43	358
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	44.54	no data
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2022)	GCN 3.0 (2014−2017)
GPU code name	Ampere GA104	Amethyst
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	1 December 2020 (3 years ago)	23 November 2014 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	no data
Current price	$361 (0.9x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

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	4864	2048
Core clock speed	1410 MHz	850 MHz
Boost clock speed	1665 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	17,400 million	5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	220 Watt	250 Watt
Texture fill rate	253.1	108.8
Floating-point performance	no data	3,482 gflops

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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Length	242 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	MXM Module
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	no data

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 type	GDDR6	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	5448 MHz
Memory bandwidth	448.0 GB/s	174.3 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

Connectivity and outputs

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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.5	6.3
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.2	1.2.131
CUDA	8.6	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	140 +300%	35−40 −300%
1440p	84 +300%	21−24 −300%
4K	53 +342%	12−14 −342%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

83
+361%

18−20

−361%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	121 +303%	30−33 −303%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	95 +352%	21−24 −352%
Battlefield 5	160−170 +323%	40−45 −323%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +330%	27−30 −330%
Cyberpunk 2077	81 +350%	18−20 −350%
Far Cry 5	95−100 +352%	21−24 −352%
Far Cry New Dawn	120−130 +303%	30−33 −303%
Forza Horizon 4	200 +300%	50−55 −300%
Hitman 3	120−130 +330%	30−33 −330%
Horizon Zero Dawn	152 +334%	35−40 −334%
Metro Exodus	110−120 +297%	30−33 −297%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +319%	27−30 −319%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	220 +300%	55−60 −300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	122 +307%	30−33 −307%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	104 +333%	24−27 −333%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	81 +350%	18−20 −350%
Battlefield 5	160−170 +323%	40−45 −323%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +330%	27−30 −330%
Cyberpunk 2077	78 +333%	18−20 −333%
Far Cry 5	103 +329%	24−27 −329%
Far Cry New Dawn	55 +358%	12−14 −358%
Forza Horizon 4	196 +336%	45−50 −336%
Hitman 3	51 +325%	12−14 −325%
Horizon Zero Dawn	196 +336%	45−50 −336%
Metro Exodus	110 +307%	27−30 −307%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +319%	27−30 −319%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	168 +320%	40−45 −320%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	185 +311%	45−50 −311%
Watch Dogs: Legion	109 +304%	27−30 −304%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75 +317%	18−20 −317%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	74 +311%	18−20 −311%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +330%	27−30 −330%
Cyberpunk 2077	77 +328%	18−20 −328%
Far Cry 5	95−100 +352%	21−24 −352%
Forza Horizon 4	173 +333%	40−45 −333%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140 +300%	35−40 −300%
Metro Exodus	100 +317%	24−27 −317%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	92 +338%	21−24 −338%
Watch Dogs: Legion	77 +328%	18−20 −328%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

110−120

+319%

27−30
−319%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +307%	27−30 −307%
Far Cry New Dawn	120−130 +313%	30−33 −313%
Hitman 3	84 +300%	21−24 −300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	57 +307%	14−16 −307%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65 +306%	16−18 −306%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60 +329%	14−16 −329%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 +300%	21−24 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	52 +333%	12−14 −333%
Far Cry 5	105 +338%	24−27 −338%
Forza Horizon 4	150 +329%	35−40 −329%
Horizon Zero Dawn	114 +322%	27−30 −322%
Metro Exodus	93 +343%	21−24 −343%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	139 +297%	35−40 −297%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85−90 +310%	21−24 −310%
Watch Dogs: Legion	59 +321%	14−16 −321%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	89 +324%	21−24 −324%
Far Cry New Dawn	75−80 +317%	18−20 −317%
Hitman 3	57 +307%	14−16 −307%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +311%	18−20 −311%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	56 +300%	14−16 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	77 +328%	18−20 −328%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45 +350%	10−11 −350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40 +300%	10−11 −300%
Battlefield 5	65 +306%	16−18 −306%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 +300%	14−16 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	25 +317%	6−7 −317%
Forza Horizon 4	103 +329%	24−27 −329%
Horizon Zero Dawn	71 +344%	16−18 −344%
Metro Exodus	63 +350%	14−16 −350%
Watch Dogs: Legion	33 +313%	8−9 −313%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

50−55
+325%

12−14

−325%

This is how RTX 3060 Ti and R9 M295X Mac Edition compete in popular games:

RTX 3060 Ti is 300% faster in 1080p
RTX 3060 Ti is 300% faster in 1440p
RTX 3060 Ti is 342% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	53.14	13.40
Recency	1 December 2020	23 November 2014
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	220 Watt	250 Watt