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AMD Radeon R9 M295X

AMD Radeon R9 M295X

The AMD Radeon R9 M295X is a mobile graphics card that first appeared in the 5K iMac Late 2014 as an upgrade to the Radeon R9 M290X in the base model. The M295X is based on the new Tonga chip and therfore used the third generation of the GCN architecture. The power consumption should be between 100 Watt (like the 780M) to 125 Watts (680MX).

Our gaming benchmarks in the 5K iMac position the M295X usually somewhere between a Geforce GTX 880M to 970M. For demanding games in 5K however, the performance is not enough.

ManufacturerAMD
Radeon R9 M200 Series
Radeon R9 M290X Crossfire (compare) 2560 @ 850 - 900 (Boost) MHz2x 256 Bit @ 4800 MHz
Radeon R9 M295X 2048 @ 850 (Boost) MHz256 Bit @ 5448 MHz
Radeon R9 M290X (compare) 1280 @ 850 - 900 (Boost) MHz256 Bit @ 4800 MHz
Radeon R9 M280X (compare) 896 @ 900 - 1000 (Boost) MHz128 Bit @ 5500 MHz
Radeon R9 M275 (compare) 640 @ 925 MHz128 Bit @ 4500 MHz
Radeon R9 M270 (compare) 640 @ 725 MHz128 Bit @ 4500 MHz
Radeon R9 M265X (compare) 640 @ 625 MHz128 Bit @ 4000 MHz
CodenameTonga
ArchitectureGCN 3
Pipelines2048 - unified
Core Speed850 (Boost) MHz
Memory Speed5448 MHz
Memory Bus Width256 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5
Shared Memoryno
DirectXDirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.0
Transistor Count5000 Million
technology28 nm
Notebook Sizelarge
Date of Announcement16.10.2014

Benchmarks

3DMark - Cloud Gate Standard Score 1280x720
min: 17182     avg: 20238     median: 21221 (34%)     max: 22311 Points
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3DMark - Cloud Gate Standard Graphics 1280x720
min: 32639     avg: 38132     median: 38132 (21%)     max: 43625 Points
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3DMark - Fire Strike Score 1920x1080
min: 5727     avg: 5930.3     median: 5941 (22%)     max: 6123 Points
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3DMark - Fire Strike Graphics 1920x1080
min: 6414     avg: 6590.5     median: 6590 (16%)     max: 6767 Points
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3DMark - Ice Storm Standard Graphics 1280x720
min: 91716     avg: 181720     median: 181720 (24%)     max: 271724 Points
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3DMark 11 - Performance 1280x720
min: 7943     avg: 8729.5     median: 8729 (25%)     max: 9516 points
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3DMark 11 - Performance GPU 1280x720
min: 8234     avg: 8850.5     median: 8850 (17%)     max: 9467 points
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3DMark Vantage
P Result 1280x1024 +
P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024 +
3DMark 06 Standard 1280x1024 +
Unigine Heaven 2.1 - high, Tesselation (normal), DirectX11 1280x1024
125.9 fps (56%)
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Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64Bit +
Cinebench R15
OpenGL 64Bit +
Ref. Match 64Bit +
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 1920x1080 +
GFXBench 3.0 - Manhattan Offscreen OGL off screen
179 fps (32%)
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ComputeMark v2.1 - Normal, Score 1024x600
5205 Points (19%)
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- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

The Witcher 3

The Witcher 3

2015
low 1024x768
94.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
62.5  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
36.7  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
17.1  fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
14  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Dirt Rally

Dirt Rally

2015
low 1024x768
226.5  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
103.3  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
68.4  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
43  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Battlefield Hardline

Battlefield Hardline

2015
low 1024x768
110.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
94.3  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
58.4  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
38.9  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Evolve

Evolve

2015
low 1024x768
132.7  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
89.4  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
61  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
53.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Dragon Age: Inquisition

Dragon Age: Inquisition

2014
low 1024x768
53.5 142 ~ 98 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
48.3  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
37.3 51 ~ 44 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
30.7 35.2 ~ 33 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Far Cry 4

Far Cry 4

2014
low 1024x768
67.7  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
70.4  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
45.9  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
38.9  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Assassin's Creed Unity

Assassin's Creed Unity

2014
low 1024x768
35.1  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
32.7  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
26.6  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
15.6  fps    + Compare