Arc A580 vs Radeon R9 M295X

Place in performance ranking	359	85
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	39.34
Architecture	GCN 3 (2014−2016)	no data
GPU code name	Tonga	DG2-512
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	16 October 2014 (9 years ago)	10 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price	no data	$337

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	2048	3072
Core clock speed	723 MHz	1700 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2000 MHz
Number of transistors	5,000 million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	175 Watt
Texture fill rate	92.54	384.0
Floating-point performance	2,961 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M295X and Arc A580 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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	no data
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x16
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 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	Not Listed	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	0 MB	8 GB
Memory bus width	Not Listed	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB/s	512.0 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	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0
HDMI	no data	+

Supported 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	1	no data
HD3D	+	no data
PowerTune	+	no data
DualGraphics	1	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
ZeroCore	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	Not Listed	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.3	6.6
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	Not Listed	3.0
Vulkan	no data	1.3
Mantle	+	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.

R9 M295X 13.33

Arc A580 41.43
+211%

Arc A580 outperforms Radeon R9 M295X by 211% based on our aggregate 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%

R9 M295X 5150

Arc A580 11584
+125%

Arc A580 outperforms Radeon R9 M295X by 125% in Passmark.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

R9 M295X 8851

Arc A580 35210
+298%

Arc A580 outperforms Radeon R9 M295X by 298% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

R9 M295X 29972

Arc A580 95677
+219%

Arc A580 outperforms Radeon R9 M295X by 219% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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%

R9 M295X 6591

Arc A580 27574
+318%

Arc A580 outperforms Radeon R9 M295X by 318% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

R9 M295X 38132

Arc A580 113974
+199%

Arc A580 outperforms Radeon R9 M295X by 199% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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	48 −106%	99 +106%
1440p	18−20 −211%	56 +211%
4K	27 −33.3%	36 +33.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

6−7
−250%

21−24

+250%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−33 −243%	103 +243%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −215%	85 +215%
Battlefield 5	40−45 −233%	130−140 +233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −211%	80−85 +211%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −250%	21−24 +250%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −230%	85−90 +230%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 −240%	100−110 +240%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 −257%	107 +257%
Hitman 3	27−30 −215%	85−90 +215%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 −215%	189 +215%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −231%	110−120 +231%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 −227%	95−100 +227%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80−85 −223%	258 +223%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −244%	93 +244%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 −219%	86 +219%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −248%	73 +248%
Battlefield 5	40−45 −233%	130−140 +233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −211%	80−85 +211%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −250%	21−24 +250%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −230%	85−90 +230%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 −240%	100−110 +240%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −242%	150−160 +242%
Hitman 3	27−30 −215%	85−90 +215%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −238%	160−170 +238%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −244%	62 +244%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 −227%	95−100 +227%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 −229%	214 +229%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 −216%	174 +216%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −233%	100−105 +233%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −256%	64 +256%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −256%	64 +256%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −211%	80−85 +211%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −250%	21−24 +250%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −230%	85−90 +230%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −222%	87 +222%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −211%	109 +211%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 −222%	177 +222%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −224%	68 +224%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −233%	60 +233%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−33

−227%

95−100
+227%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −233%	80−85 +233%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 −223%	95−100 +223%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −238%	54 +238%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −219%	51 +219%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −256%	60−65 +256%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −222%	87 +222%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −213%	75 +213%
Hitman 3	16−18 −238%	50−55 +238%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −222%	87 +222%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −237%	91 +237%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 −225%	130 +225%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −244%	55 +244%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −236%	47 +236%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

−238%

70−75
+238%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −250%	40−45 +250%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 −250%	35−40 +250%
Hitman 3	10−11 −240%	30−35 +240%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −231%	50−55 +231%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −225%	39 +225%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −239%	61 +239%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −250%	35 +250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −233%	30 +233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −238%	27−30 +238%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	2−3
Far Cry 5	8−9 −213%	24−27 +213%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −211%	56 +211%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −219%	51 +219%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −225%	52 +225%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 −238%	27 +238%