GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q vs Radeon R9 M395X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M395X and GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 M395X
2015
4 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
13.48

RTX 2060 Max-Q outperforms R9 M395X by an impressive 88% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking382212
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency12.3226.71
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameAmethystTU106
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 May 2015 (9 years ago)29 January 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 cores20481920
Core clock speed723 MHz975 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1185 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt65 Watt
Texture fill rate92.54142.2
Floating-point processing power2.961 TFLOPS4.55 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs128120
Tensor Coresno data240
Ray Tracing Coresno data30

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 sizelargelarge
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.0 GB/s264.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
Eyefinity+-
G-SYNC support-+

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+-
VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model6.36.5
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCLNot Listed1.2
Vulkan-1.2.131
Mantle+-
CUDA-7.5

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 M395X 13.48
RTX 2060 Max-Q 25.32
+87.8%

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 M395X 5194
RTX 2060 Max-Q 9757
+87.9%

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.

R9 M395X 7921
RTX 2060 Max-Q 14910
+88.2%

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 HD45−50
−107%
93
+107%
1440p21−24
−110%
44
+110%
4K18−21
−117%
39
+117%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−95.2%
40−45
+95.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
−155%
79
+155%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−105%
40−45
+105%
Battlefield 5 40−45
−93%
80−85
+93%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−204%
82
+204%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−95.2%
40−45
+95.2%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−87.1%
55−60
+87.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−78.4%
65−70
+78.4%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
−67%
140−150
+67%
Hitman 3 24−27
−104%
50−55
+104%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−65.7%
110−120
+65.7%
Metro Exodus 45−50
−218%
143
+218%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−151%
93
+151%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
−95.5%
85−90
+95.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
−40.5%
100−110
+40.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
−77.4%
55−60
+77.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−105%
40−45
+105%
Battlefield 5 40−45
−93%
80−85
+93%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−178%
75
+178%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−95.2%
40−45
+95.2%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−87.1%
55−60
+87.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−78.4%
65−70
+78.4%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
−67%
140−150
+67%
Hitman 3 24−27
−104%
50−55
+104%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−65.7%
110−120
+65.7%
Metro Exodus 45−50
−169%
121
+169%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−122%
82
+122%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
−141%
106
+141%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−63.6%
50−55
+63.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
−40.5%
100−110
+40.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
−45.2%
45
+45.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−105%
40−45
+105%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−104%
55
+104%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−95.2%
40−45
+95.2%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−87.1%
55−60
+87.1%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
−67%
140−150
+67%
Hitman 3 24−27
−104%
50−55
+104%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−65.7%
110−120
+65.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
−111%
93
+111%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−72.7%
57
+72.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
−40.5%
100−110
+40.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−111%
78
+111%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
−84.6%
45−50
+84.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−81%
35−40
+81%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−100%
24−27
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
−150%
24−27
+150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−107%
27−30
+107%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−129%
16−18
+129%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−81.3%
27−30
+81.3%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−112%
140−150
+112%
Hitman 3 16−18
−87.5%
30−33
+87.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−92.6%
50−55
+92.6%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−109%
45−50
+109%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−139%
55−60
+139%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−121%
30−35
+121%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
−69%
140−150
+69%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−90.9%
40−45
+90.9%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−92.3%
24−27
+92.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−100%
20−22
+100%
Hitman 3 9−10
−122%
20−22
+122%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
−98.5%
120−130
+98.5%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−123%
27−30
+123%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−192%
35
+192%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−87.5%
14−16
+87.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−100%
14−16
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−100%
14−16
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−94.4%
35−40
+94.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−158%
30−35
+158%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−120%
10−12
+120%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−83.3%
21−24
+83.3%

This is how R9 M395X and RTX 2060 Max-Q compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2060 Max-Q is 107% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2060 Max-Q is 110% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2060 Max-Q is 117% faster in 4K

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 2060 Max-Q is 218% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 2060 Max-Q surpassed R9 M395X in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.48 25.32
Recency 5 May 2015 29 January 2020
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 65 Watt

RTX 2060 Max-Q has a 87.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 284.6% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M395X in performance tests.


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AMD Radeon R9 M395X
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