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
13.01
+24.1%

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 ranking389433
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.7011.48
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

Counter-Strike 2 18
+0%
18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
+0%
23
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 35
+0%
35
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 15
+0%
15
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
+0%
18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 51
+0%
51
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 35
+0%
35
+0%
Metro Exodus 39
+0%
39
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 47
+0%
47
+0%
Valorant 50
+0%
50
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 44
+0%
44
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
+0%
15
+0%
Dota 2 47
+0%
47
+0%
Far Cry 5 28
+0%
28
+0%
Fortnite 50
+0%
50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 42
+0%
42
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 36
+0%
36
+0%
Metro Exodus 26
+0%
26
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 101
+0%
101
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Valorant 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
World of Tanks 122
+0%
122
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 31
+0%
31
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7
+0%
7
+0%
Dota 2 66
+0%
66
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 37
+0%
37
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 21
+0%
21
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 29
+0%
29
+0%
Valorant 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
World of Tanks 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Dota 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Dota 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Fortnite 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Valorant 10−12
+0%
10−12
+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 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.01 10.48
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 24.1% 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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