Radeon RX 560X Mobile vs R9 M295X Mac Edition

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M295X Mac Edition and Radeon RX 560X Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 M295X Mac Edition
2014
4 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
13.12
+24.4%

R9 M295X Mac Edition outperforms RX 560X Mobile by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking390434
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.6911.40
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameAmethystPolaris 21
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date23 November 2014 (10 years ago)11 April 2018 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

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

Pipelines / CUDA cores20481024
Core clock speed850 MHz1275 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1202 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt65 Watt
Texture fill rate108.881.60
Floating-point processing power3.482 TFLOPS2.611 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs12864

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 datalarge
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)MXM-B (3.0)

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1362 MHz1450 MHz
Memory bandwidth174.3 GB/s92.8 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.36.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

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 HD40−45
+17.6%
34
−17.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 41
+0%
41
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 18
+0%
18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
+0%
23
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 30
+0%
30
+0%
Battlefield 5 52
+0%
52
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 15
+0%
15
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 17
+0%
17
+0%
Far Cry 5 39
+0%
39
+0%
Fortnite 66
+0%
66
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 52
+0%
52
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 35
+0%
35
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50
+0%
50
+0%
Valorant 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 18
+0%
18
+0%
Battlefield 5 44
+0%
44
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 122
+0%
122
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
+0%
15
+0%
Dota 2 71
+0%
71
+0%
Far Cry 5 36
+0%
36
+0%
Fortnite 44
+0%
44
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 49
+0%
49
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 36
+0%
36
+0%
Metro Exodus 20
+0%
20
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 42
+0%
42
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 36
+0%
36
+0%
Valorant 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 39
+0%
39
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 13
+0%
13
+0%
Dota 2 66
+0%
66
+0%
Far Cry 5 33
+0%
33
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 38
+0%
38
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 21
+0%
21
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30
+0%
30
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 22
+0%
22
+0%
Valorant 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 33
+0%
33
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Valorant 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Valorant 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Dota 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

This is how R9 M295X Mac Edition and RX 560X Mobile compete in popular games:

  • R9 M295X Mac Edition is 18% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 67 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.12 10.55
Recency 23 November 2014 11 April 2018
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 65 Watt

R9 M295X Mac Edition has a 24.4% higher aggregate performance score.

RX 560X Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 284.6% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R9 M295X Mac Edition is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 560X Mobile in performance tests.

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