Radeon R9 M295X Mac Edition vs RX 5600 XT

Place in the ranking	147	388
Place by popularity	80	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	53.25	no data
Power efficiency	16.21	3.71
Architecture	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)	GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code name	Navi 10	Amethyst
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	21 January 2020 (5 years ago)	23 November 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$279	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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	2304	2048
Core clock speed	1130 MHz	850 MHz
Boost clock speed	1560 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	10,300 million	5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	250 Watt
Texture fill rate	224.6	108.8
Floating-point processing power	7.188 TFLOPS	3.482 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	32
TMUs	144	128

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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	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	GDDR6	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	1362 MHz
Memory bandwidth	288.0 GB/s	174.3 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.5	6.3
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131

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	108 +170%	40−45 −170%
1440p	63 +163%	24−27 −163%
4K	35 +192%	12−14 −192%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.58	no data
1440p	4.43	no data
4K	7.97	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	77 +185%	27−30 −185%
Cyberpunk 2077	83 +177%	30−33 −177%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 +180%	35−40 −180%
Counter-Strike 2	63 +163%	24−27 −163%
Cyberpunk 2077	69 +188%	24−27 −188%
Forza Horizon 4	190 +171%	70−75 −171%
Forza Horizon 5	121 +169%	45−50 −169%
Metro Exodus	139 +178%	50−55 −178%
Red Dead Redemption 2	112 +180%	40−45 −180%
Valorant	179 +175%	65−70 −175%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 +180%	35−40 −180%
Counter-Strike 2	53 +194%	18−20 −194%
Cyberpunk 2077	59 +181%	21−24 −181%
Dota 2	146 +165%	55−60 −165%
Far Cry 5	66 +175%	24−27 −175%
Fortnite	150−160 +165%	60−65 −165%
Forza Horizon 4	158 +163%	60−65 −163%
Forza Horizon 5	91 +203%	30−33 −203%
Grand Theft Auto V	126 +180%	45−50 −180%
Metro Exodus	94 +169%	35−40 −169%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	190−200 +173%	70−75 −173%
Red Dead Redemption 2	53 +194%	18−20 −194%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 +171%	45−50 −171%
Valorant	87 +190%	30−33 −190%
World of Tanks	270−280 +178%	100−105 −178%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 +180%	35−40 −180%
Counter-Strike 2	47 +194%	16−18 −194%
Cyberpunk 2077	50 +178%	18−20 −178%
Dota 2	168 +180%	60−65 −180%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +166%	35−40 −166%
Forza Horizon 4	141 +182%	50−55 −182%
Forza Horizon 5	85 +183%	30−33 −183%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	190−200 +173%	70−75 −173%
Valorant	148 +169%	55−60 −169%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	27−30 +190%	10−11 −190%
Dota 2	61 +190%	21−24 −190%
Grand Theft Auto V	61 +190%	21−24 −190%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +169%	65−70 −169%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35 +192%	12−14 −192%
World of Tanks	220−230 +165%	85−90 −165%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 +179%	24−27 −179%
Cyberpunk 2077	30 +200%	10−11 −200%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +183%	40−45 −183%
Forza Horizon 4	97 +177%	35−40 −177%
Forza Horizon 5	59 +181%	21−24 −181%
Metro Exodus	88 +193%	30−33 −193%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 +181%	21−24 −181%
Valorant	97 +177%	35−40 −177%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +167%	6−7 −167%
Dota 2	63 +163%	24−27 −163%
Grand Theft Auto V	63 +163%	24−27 −163%
Metro Exodus	30 +200%	10−11 −200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	110−120 +180%	40−45 −180%
Red Dead Redemption 2	23 +188%	8−9 −188%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	63 +163%	24−27 −163%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +186%	14−16 −186%
Counter-Strike 2	6 +200%	2−3 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	12 +200%	4−5 −200%
Dota 2	99 +183%	35−40 −183%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +178%	18−20 −178%
Fortnite	45−50 +167%	18−20 −167%
Forza Horizon 4	57 +171%	21−24 −171%
Forza Horizon 5	30 +200%	10−11 −200%
Valorant	38 +171%	14−16 −171%

This is how RX 5600 XT and R9 M295X Mac Edition compete in popular games:

RX 5600 XT is 170% faster in 1080p
RX 5600 XT is 163% faster in 1440p
RX 5600 XT is 192% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	34.44	13.13
Recency	21 January 2020	23 November 2014
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	250 Watt

RX 5600 XT has a 162.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 5600 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M295X Mac Edition in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 5600 XT is a desktop card while Radeon R9 M295X Mac Edition is a notebook one.

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