Radeon RX 7600 XT vs R9 M295X Mac Edition
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R9 M295X Mac Edition and Radeon RX 7600 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RX 7600 XT outperforms R9 M295X Mac Edition by a whopping 236% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 358 | 67 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 69 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 29.82 |
| Architecture | GCN 3.0 (2014−2017) | RDNA 3.0 (2022) |
| GPU code name | Amethyst | Navi 33 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 23 November 2014 (9 years ago) | 8 January 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $329 |
| Current price | no data | $477 (1.4x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 2048 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2755 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,000 million | 13,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 190 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 108.8 | 352.6 |
| Floating-point performance | 3,482 gflops | no data |
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 | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | no data | 204 mm |
| Width | MXM Module | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 8-pin |
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 | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5448 MHz | 18 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 174.3 GB/s | 288.0 GB/s |
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 | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1 |
| HDMI | no data | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 13.42 | 45.07 |
| Recency | 23 November 2014 | 8 January 2024 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 190 Watt |
The Radeon RX 7600 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M295X Mac Edition in performance tests.
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