FirePro D300 vs Radeon R9 M395X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M395X with FirePro D300, including specs and performance data.

R9 M395X
2015
4 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
13.46
+32%

R9 M395X outperforms D300 by a substantial 32% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking380443
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency12.474.73
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameAmethystPitcairn
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date5 May 2015 (9 years ago)18 January 2014 (10 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 cores20481280
Core clock speed723 MHz850 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate92.5468.00
Floating-point processing power2.961 TFLOPS2.176 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs12880

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data242 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1270 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.0 GB/s162.6 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 outputs4x DisplayPort
Eyefinity+-

Supported technologies

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

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

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (11_1)
Shader Model6.35.1
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCLNot Listed1.2
Vulkan-1.2.131
Mantle+-

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+47.6%
21−24
−47.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+43.3%
30−33
−43.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+50%
18−20
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+47.6%
21−24
−47.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+37%
27−30
−37%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+35.4%
65−70
−35.4%
Hitman 3 24−27
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+40%
50−55
−40%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+50%
30−33
−50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+37%
27−30
−37%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+46.7%
30−33
−46.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+34.5%
55−60
−34.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+47.6%
21−24
−47.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+43.3%
30−33
−43.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+50%
18−20
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+47.6%
21−24
−47.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+37%
27−30
−37%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+35.4%
65−70
−35.4%
Hitman 3 24−27
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+40%
50−55
−40%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+50%
30−33
−50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+37%
27−30
−37%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+46.7%
30−33
−46.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+34.5%
55−60
−34.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+47.6%
21−24
−47.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+50%
18−20
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+47.6%
21−24
−47.6%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+35.4%
65−70
−35.4%
Hitman 3 24−27
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+40%
50−55
−40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+46.7%
30−33
−46.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+34.5%
55−60
−34.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+37%
27−30
−37%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+36%
50−55
−36%
Hitman 3 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+50%
18−20
−50%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+40%
60−65
−40%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Hitman 3 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+44.4%
45−50
−44.4%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.46 10.20
Recency 5 May 2015 18 January 2014
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 150 Watt

R9 M395X has a 32% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

FirePro D300, on the other hand, has 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R9 M395X is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro D300 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 M395X is a notebook card while FirePro D300 is a workstation one.


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