Radeon Pro 5700 XT vs R9 M295X

Place in the ranking	379	161
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	3.70	17.41
Architecture	GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code name	Amethyst	Navi 10
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	23 November 2014 (9 years ago)	4 August 2020 (4 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 cores	2048	2560
Core clock speed	723 MHz	1243 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1499 MHz
Number of transistors	5,000 million	10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	130 Watt
Texture fill rate	92.54	239.8
Floating-point processing power	2.961 TFLOPS	7.675 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	64
TMUs	128	160

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 size	large	no data
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x16
Width	no data	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	16 GB
Memory bus width	Not Listed	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB/s	384.0 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 Connectors

No outputs

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync	+	-
HD3D	+	-
PowerTune	+	-
DualGraphics	+	-
ZeroCore	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	Not Listed	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.3	6.5
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	Not Listed	2.0
Vulkan	-	1.2
Mantle	+	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 13.35

Pro 5700 XT 32.69
+145%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

R9 M295X 5150

Pro 5700 XT 12613
+145%

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	46 −139%	110−120 +139%
4K	27 −141%	65−70 +141%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

21−24

−138%

50−55
+138%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 −142%	75−80 +142%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −138%	50−55 +138%
Battlefield 5	40−45 −133%	100−105 +133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −141%	65−70 +141%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −138%	50−55 +138%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −142%	75−80 +142%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −143%	90−95 +143%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 −139%	210−220 +139%
Hitman 3	24−27 −140%	60−65 +140%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 −132%	160−170 +132%
Metro Exodus	45−50 −144%	110−120 +144%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 −143%	90−95 +143%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 −133%	100−105 +133%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 −133%	170−180 +133%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 −142%	75−80 +142%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −138%	50−55 +138%
Battlefield 5	40−45 −133%	100−105 +133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −141%	65−70 +141%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −138%	50−55 +138%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −142%	75−80 +142%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −143%	90−95 +143%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 −139%	210−220 +139%
Hitman 3	24−27 −140%	60−65 +140%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 −132%	160−170 +132%
Metro Exodus	45−50 −144%	110−120 +144%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 −143%	90−95 +143%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 −133%	100−105 +133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	68 −135%	160−170 +135%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 −133%	170−180 +133%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 −142%	75−80 +142%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −138%	50−55 +138%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −141%	65−70 +141%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −138%	50−55 +138%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −142%	75−80 +142%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 −139%	210−220 +139%
Hitman 3	24−27 −140%	60−65 +140%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 −132%	160−170 +132%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 −133%	100−105 +133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	17 −135%	40−45 +135%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 −133%	170−180 +133%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

−143%

90−95
+143%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −131%	60−65 +131%
Far Cry New Dawn	20−22 −125%	45−50 +125%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −131%	30−33 +131%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 −140%	24−27 +140%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −114%	30−33 +114%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −129%	16−18 +129%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −133%	35−40 +133%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −139%	160−170 +139%
Hitman 3	16−18 −119%	35−40 +119%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −141%	65−70 +141%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −127%	50−55 +127%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 −127%	50−55 +127%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −114%	30−33 +114%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 −141%	200−210 +141%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

−127%

50−55
+127%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −131%	30−33 +131%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 −140%	24−27 +140%
Hitman 3	9−10 −133%	21−24 +133%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 −131%	150−160 +131%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −125%	27−30 +125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14 −114%	30−33 +114%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −125%	18−20 +125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −133%	14−16 +133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −129%	16−18 +129%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −129%	16−18 +129%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −122%	40−45 +122%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −125%	27−30 +125%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

−125%

27−30
+125%

This is how R9 M295X and Pro 5700 XT compete in popular games:

Pro 5700 XT is 139% faster in 1080p
Pro 5700 XT is 141% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	13.35	32.69
Recency	23 November 2014	4 August 2020
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	130 Watt

Pro 5700 XT has a 144.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 92.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro 5700 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M295X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 M295X is a notebook card while Radeon Pro 5700 XT is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.