GeForce GTX 780M vs Radeon R9 M395X

Place in performance ranking	355	418
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	1.35
Architecture	GCN 3 (2014−2016)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	Amethyst XT	N14E-GTX
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	16 October 2014 (9 years ago)	30 May 2013 (10 years ago)
Current price	no data	$1093

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	1536
CUDA cores	no data	1536
Core clock speed	723 MHz	823 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	797 MHz
Number of transistors	5,000 million	3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	122 Watt
Texture fill rate	92.54	102.0
Floating-point performance	2,961 gflops	2,448 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M395X and GeForce GTX 780M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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	large
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
SLI options	no 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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Standard memory configuration	no data	GDDR5
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB/s	160.0 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	No outputs
Eyefinity	1	no data
eDP 1.2 signal support	no data	Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support	no data	Up to 1920x1200
VGA аnalog display support	no data	Up to 2048x1536
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	no data	Up to 3840x2160
HDMI	no data	+
HDCP content protection	no data	+
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI	no data	+
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming	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
Blu-Ray 3D Support	no data	+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	no data	+
Optimus	no data	+
3D Vision / 3DTV Play	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 API
Shader Model	6.3	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.5
OpenCL	Not Listed	1.1
Vulkan	no data	1.1.126
Mantle	+	no data
CUDA	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 M395X 13.42
+35.4%

GTX 780M 9.91

Radeon R9 M395X outperforms GeForce GTX 780M by 35% based on our aggregated 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 M395X 5194
+35.4%

GTX 780M 3835

Radeon R9 M395X outperforms GeForce GTX 780M by 35% in Passmark.

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 M395X 7921
+51%

GTX 780M 5244

Radeon R9 M395X outperforms GeForce GTX 780M by 51% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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

85−90
+28.8%

−28.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

21−24
+40%

14−16

−40%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +33.3%	21−24 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +46.7%	14−16 −46.7%
Battlefield 5	45−50 +35.3%	30−35 −35.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +34.6%	24−27 −34.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +40%	14−16 −40%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +40%	24−27 −40%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +38.5%	24−27 −38.5%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +34.3%	35−40 −34.3%
Hitman 3	35−40 +44%	24−27 −44%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +40%	20−22 −40%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +35.3%	16−18 −35.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +33.3%	21−24 −33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 +47.1%	16−18 −47.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +33.3%	21−24 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +46.7%	14−16 −46.7%
Battlefield 5	45−50 +35.3%	30−35 −35.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +34.6%	24−27 −34.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +40%	14−16 −40%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +40%	24−27 −40%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +38.5%	24−27 −38.5%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +34.3%	35−40 −34.3%
Hitman 3	35−40 +44%	24−27 −44%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +40%	20−22 −40%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +40%	14−16 −40%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +35.3%	16−18 −35.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +33.3%	21−24 −33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −25%	35 +25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 +47.1%	16−18 −47.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +33.3%	21−24 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +46.7%	14−16 −46.7%
Battlefield 5	45−50 +35.3%	30−35 −35.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +40%	14−16 −40%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +40%	24−27 −40%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +38.5%	24−27 −38.5%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +34.3%	35−40 −34.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +64.7%	17 −64.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 +47.1%	16−18 −47.1%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Hitman 3	21−24 +40%	14−16 −40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +26.7%	14−16 −26.7%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +30.8%	12−14 −30.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Battlefield 5	27−30 +58.8%	16−18 −58.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +37.5%	16−18 −37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +50%	16−18 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +44.4%	18−20 −44.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Hitman 3	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%

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%
Battlefield 5	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +18.2%	10−12 −18.2%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%

This is how R9 M395X and GTX 780M compete in popular games:

R9 M395X is 28.8% faster than GTX 780M in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the R9 M395X is 100% faster than the GTX 780M.
in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 780M is 25% faster than the R9 M395X.

All in all, in popular games: