Radeon R6 (Mullins) vs R9 M395X

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Aggregate performance score

R9 M395X
2014
4 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
13.44
+2068%

R9 M395X outperforms R6 (Mullins) by a whopping 2068% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking3571158
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGCN 3 (2014−2016)GCN 1.1 (2014)
GPU code nameAmethyst XTMullins
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date16 October 2014 (9 years ago)29 April 2014 (10 years ago)

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 cores2048128
Core clock speed723 MHz500 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Wattno data
Texture fill rate92.54no data
Floating-point performance2,961 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M395X and Radeon R6 (Mullins) 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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount4 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth160.0 GB/sno data
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 data
Eyefinity1no 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
FreeSync1no data
HD3D+no data
PowerTune+no data
DualGraphics1no data
TrueAudio+no data
ZeroCore+no data
Switchable graphics1no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model6.3no data
OpenGL4.4no data
OpenCLNot Listedno data
Mantle+no data

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
+600%
3−4
−600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+2700%
1−2
−2700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+4200%
1−2
−4200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+1350%
2−3
−1350%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+600%
3−4
−600%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+825%
4−5
−825%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+3700%
1−2
−3700%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+1433%
3−4
−1433%
Hitman 3 30−35
+933%
3−4
−933%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+300%
10−12
−300%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+3900%
1−2
−3900%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+3700%
1−2
−3700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+363%
8−9
−363%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+2300%
1−2
−2300%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+2700%
1−2
−2700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+4200%
1−2
−4200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+1350%
2−3
−1350%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+600%
3−4
−600%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+825%
4−5
−825%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+3700%
1−2
−3700%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+1433%
3−4
−1433%
Hitman 3 30−35
+933%
3−4
−933%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+300%
10−12
−300%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+3900%
1−2
−3900%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+3700%
1−2
−3700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+363%
8−9
−363%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+833%
3−4
−833%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+2300%
1−2
−2300%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+2700%
1−2
−2700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+1350%
2−3
−1350%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+600%
3−4
−600%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+825%
4−5
−825%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+1433%
3−4
−1433%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+300%
10−12
−300%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+3900%
1−2
−3900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+833%
3−4
−833%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+2300%
1−2
−2300%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+3700%
1−2
−3700%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+2500%
1−2
−2500%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+2300%
1−2
−2300%
Hitman 3 18−20 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+2400%
1−2
−2400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+800%
3−4
−800%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9 0−1

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 27−30
+480%
5−6
−480%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14 0−1
Hitman 3 9−10 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7 0−1
Battlefield 5 12−14 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 18−20 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%

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

  • in Far Cry 5, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R9 M395X is 2100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, R9 M395X surpassed R6 (Mullins) in all 32 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.44 0.62
Recency 16 October 2014 29 April 2014

The Radeon R9 M395X is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R6 (Mullins) in performance tests.


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