Radeon R9 M295X vs RX 570

Place in the ranking	300	379
Place by popularity	18	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	16.47	no data
Power efficiency	10.42	3.70
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code name	Polaris 20	Amethyst
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	18 April 2017 (7 years ago)	23 November 2014 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$169	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	2048	2048
Core clock speed	1168 MHz	723 MHz
Boost clock speed	1244 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	5,700 million	5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	250 Watt
Texture fill rate	159.2	92.54
Floating-point processing power	5.095 TFLOPS	2.961 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	32
TMUs	128	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).

Laptop size	no data	large
Bus support	no data	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Length	241 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None

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	Not Listed
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	0 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	Not Listed
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	224.0 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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	-

Supported technologies

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

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

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	Not Listed
Shader Model	6.4	6.3
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	2.0	Not Listed
Vulkan	+	-
Mantle	-	+

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.

RX 570 18.06
+35.3%

R9 M295X 13.35

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.

RX 570 6967
+35.3%

R9 M295X 5150

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RX 570 18967
+114%

R9 M295X 8851

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RX 570 45560
+52%

R9 M295X 29972

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.

RX 570 13827
+110%

R9 M295X 6591

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RX 570 71096
+86.4%

R9 M295X 38132

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	81 +76.1%	46 −76.1%
1440p	46 +53.3%	30−35 −53.3%
4K	31 +14.8%	27 −14.8%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.09	no data
1440p	3.67	no data
4K	5.45	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

27−30
+33.3%

21−24

−33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	62 +100%	30−35 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%
Battlefield 5	106 +147%	40−45 −147%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	68 +152%	27−30 −152%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +33.3%	21−24 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	80 +158%	30−35 −158%
Far Cry New Dawn	85 +130%	35−40 −130%
Forza Horizon 4	257 +192%	85−90 −192%
Hitman 3	35−40 +40%	24−27 −40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90 +29%	65−70 −29%
Metro Exodus	101 +124%	45−50 −124%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +32.4%	35−40 −32.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120 +179%	40−45 −179%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 +17.8%	70−75 −17.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	94 +203%	30−35 −203%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%
Battlefield 5	98 +128%	40−45 −128%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	63 +133%	27−30 −133%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +33.3%	21−24 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	69 +123%	30−35 −123%
Far Cry New Dawn	61 +64.9%	35−40 −64.9%
Forza Horizon 4	255 +190%	85−90 −190%
Hitman 3	35−40 +40%	24−27 −40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90 +29%	65−70 −29%
Metro Exodus	82 +82.2%	45−50 −82.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +32.4%	35−40 −32.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 +37.2%	40−45 −37.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −65.9%	68 +65.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 +17.8%	70−75 −17.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	33 +6.5%	30−35 −6.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45 +66.7%	27−30 −66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +33.3%	21−24 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	46 +48.4%	30−35 −48.4%
Forza Horizon 4	75 −17.3%	85−90 +17.3%
Hitman 3	35−40 +40%	24−27 −40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90 +29%	65−70 −29%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 +37.2%	40−45 −37.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	43 +153%	17 −153%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 +17.8%	70−75 −17.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

45−50
+32.4%

35−40

−32.4%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	61 +135%	24−27 −135%
Far Cry New Dawn	41 +105%	20−22 −105%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	29 +123%	12−14 −123%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	36 +157%	14−16 −157%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Far Cry 5	30 +100%	14−16 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	149 +122%	65−70 −122%
Hitman 3	21−24 +31.3%	16−18 −31.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +37%	27−30 −37%
Metro Exodus	48 +118%	21−24 −118%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +59.1%	21−24 −59.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−110 +30.1%	80−85 −30.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−33
+36.4%

21−24

−36.4%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30 +131%	12−14 −131%
Far Cry New Dawn	21 +110%	10−11 −110%
Hitman 3	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 +43.1%	65−70 −43.1%
Metro Exodus	29 +142%	12−14 −142%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	28 +100%	14 −100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	17 +113%	8−9 −113%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20 +186%	7−8 −186%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry 5	15 +114%	7−8 −114%
Forza Horizon 4	39 +117%	18−20 −117%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18
+33.3%

12−14

−33.3%

This is how RX 570 and R9 M295X compete in popular games:

RX 570 is 76% faster in 1080p
RX 570 is 53% faster in 1440p
RX 570 is 15% faster in 4K

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

in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 570 is 203% faster.
in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the R9 M295X is 66% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 570 is ahead in 70 tests (97%)
R9 M295X is ahead in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	18.06	13.35
Recency	18 April 2017	23 November 2014
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	250 Watt

RX 570 has a 35.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 108.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 570 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M295X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 570 is a desktop card while Radeon R9 M295X is a notebook one.

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