Radeon R9 M395X vs RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Place in the ranking	481	381
Place by popularity	34	not in top-100
Power efficiency	41.90	12.49
Architecture	Vega (2017−2020)	GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code name	Vega	Amethyst
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	7 January 2020 (4 years ago)	5 May 2015 (9 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 cores	512	2048
Core clock speed	no data	723 MHz
Boost clock speed	2100 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	no data	5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	250 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	92.54
Floating-point processing power	no data	2.961 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	32
TMUs	no data	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	no data	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	no data	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	no data	4 GB
Memory bus width	no data	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	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 data	No outputs
Eyefinity	-	+

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	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12_1	DirectX® 12
Shader Model	no data	6.3
OpenGL	no data	4.4
OpenCL	no data	Not Listed
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 Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 9.03

R9 M395X 13.46
+49.1%

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 Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 3743

R9 M395X 7921
+112%

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	22 −36.4%	30−35 +36.4%
1440p	16 −31.3%	21−24 +31.3%
4K	9 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

−10.5%

21−24
+10.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −40.9%	30−35 +40.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	20 −5%	21−24 +5%
Battlefield 5	27−30 −53.6%	40−45 +53.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −42.1%	27−30 +42.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	14 −50%	21−24 +50%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −47.6%	30−35 +47.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −42.3%	35−40 +42.3%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −44.3%	85−90 +44.3%
Hitman 3	15 −66.7%	24−27 +66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −37.3%	70−75 +37.3%
Metro Exodus	35 −28.6%	45−50 +28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	33 −12.1%	35−40 +12.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	36 −22.2%	40−45 +22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −23.3%	70−75 +23.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −40.9%	30−35 +40.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16 −31.3%	21−24 +31.3%
Battlefield 5	27−30 −53.6%	40−45 +53.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −42.1%	27−30 +42.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	10 −110%	21−24 +110%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −47.6%	30−35 +47.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −42.3%	35−40 +42.3%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −44.3%	85−90 +44.3%
Hitman 3	15 −66.7%	24−27 +66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −37.3%	70−75 +37.3%
Metro Exodus	25 −80%	45−50 +80%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −48%	35−40 +48%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27 −63%	40−45 +63%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −32%	30−35 +32%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −23.3%	70−75 +23.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −40.9%	30−35 +40.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14 −50%	21−24 +50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −42.1%	27−30 +42.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 −133%	21−24 +133%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −47.6%	30−35 +47.6%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −44.3%	85−90 +44.3%
Hitman 3	14 −78.6%	24−27 +78.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24 −192%	70−75 +192%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	23 −91.3%	40−45 +91.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14 −136%	30−35 +136%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12 −517%	70−75 +517%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−76.2%

35−40
+76.2%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −44.4%	24−27 +44.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −50%	21−24 +50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −44.4%	12−14 +44.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	11 +10%	10−11 −10%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −55.6%	14−16 +55.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	5 −40%	7−8 +40%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −60%	16−18 +60%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −74.4%	65−70 +74.4%
Hitman 3	10 −60%	16−18 +60%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20 −35%	27−30 +35%
Metro Exodus	17 −35.3%	21−24 +35.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16 −43.8%	21−24 +43.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −75%	14−16 +75%
Watch Dogs: Legion	59 −42.4%	80−85 +42.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−69.2%

21−24
+69.2%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 −62.5%	12−14 +62.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 −66.7%	10−11 +66.7%
Hitman 3	5−6 −80%	9−10 +80%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −75.7%	65−70 +75.7%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −85.7%	12−14 +85.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −100%	12−14 +100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −75%	7−8 +75%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −63.6%	18−20 +63.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10

−33.3%

12−14
+33.3%

This is how RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and R9 M395X compete in popular games:

R9 M395X is 36% faster in 1080p
R9 M395X is 31% faster in 1440p
R9 M395X is 33% faster in 4K

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

in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 10% faster.
in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R9 M395X is 517% faster.

All in all, in popular games: