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AMD Radeon R9 M295X vs AMD Radeon R9 M265X vs AMD Radeon R9 M290X

AMD Radeon R9 M295X

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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.

AMD Radeon R9 M265X

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The 28 nm AMD Radeon R9 M265X is an mid-range notebook graphics card based on the GCN (Graphics Core Next) architecture. It was introduced in Spring of 2014 and supports up to DirectX 12 (FL 11_1). The underlying "Cape Verde" GPU features 640 unified shaders, a core clock of 625 MHz and a 128-Bit memory interface with 2 or 4 GB of GDDR5 memory at 1000 MHz (4000 MHz effective).

Architecture

The "Cape Verde" GPU codename is based on the Graphics Core Next (GCN) architecture and is processed in a 28 nm lithography. The GCN architecture features 10 processing units for a total of 640 stream processors. In addition, the AMD Radeon R9 M265X sports 40 texture units, 64 Z/Stencil ROP units, 16 color ROP units and a 512 KB L2 read/write cache.

The AMD Radeon R9 M265X is compatible with the lastest PCIe  3.0 Standard.

Performance

Depending on the clock rate (and maybe benefits from Boost), the AMD Radeon M265X ranks in the mid-range of mobile graphics cards as of mid 2014. Performance is sligthly above a GeForce 840M and a GeForce 940M. As a result, this AMD GPU can run current titles smoothly up to 900p with medium to high settings. Graphical settings will have to be reduced significantly when playing very demanding titles like Crysis 3 or Far Cry 3.

Features

A well-known feature of the AMD Radeon R9 M265X includes the “Eyefinity“ technology, which allows the user to connect up to 6 displays simultaneously. For notebooks, however, this feature is almost always limited by the number of available display ports.

The mid-range GPU also supports the “Enduro” technology for power efficiency, which is the counterpart to Nvidia's “Optimus”. While idle or in low load scenarios (Office, Internet, etc.), the system will deactivate the dGPU in favor of the more low-power integrated GPU.

The M265X also features the “Mantle” graphics API for gamers. This programming interface has been developed by the manufacturer as an alternative to Direct3D or OpenGL. Example titles with Mantle support include Battlefield 4, Thief, and The Sims 4 with more to come in the future.

With “App Acceleration”, AMD has also equipped the Radeon R9 M265X with technology for improving video quality and increasing application performance. However, support for OpenCL, DirectCompute, or DirectX video acceleration (DXVA) is required in order to use all described functions.

Power Consumption

With a TDP of about 35 to 40 Watt, the power consumption of the AMD Radeon R9 M265X ranges between the 840M (about 30 Watt) and the GTX 850M (~40 to 45 Watt). Thus, the graphics card is best suitable for 15-inch notebooks. Under low loads, automatic underclocking can save energy. When idle, the Enduro software can completely deactivate the card for additional power savings.

AMD Radeon R9 M290X

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The AMD Radeon R9 M290X is a 28nm DirectX 12 graphics card based on the GCN (Graphics Core Next) architecture. Built primarily for large laptops, the advanced card is positioned near the top of the high-end category as of Q1/2014. Its performance and feature set are identical to the HD 8970M, as the M290X shares the same core and features the same clock rates.

The design of the Radeon R9 M290 series has its roots to the Pitcairn chip as found on the desktop Radeon HD 7870. The M290X in particular is similar to its desktop Radeon HD 7870 counterpart with 1280 1D shader cores and 80 texture units, but has a core clock of only 900 MHz (boost) versus the 1000 MHz clock of the HD 7870. Compared to the HD 7970M, the M290X shares the same base clock rate but with a 50 MHz higher Turbo clock for a 6% increase (1.01 TFLOPS vs. 1.07 TFLOPS) in raw SP calculations. As a result, general performance of the M290X is somewhere between the 7850 and 7870 desktop Radeon cards.

As mentioned before, the M290X is just a rebrand of the HD 8970M with identical performance. When compared to mobile Nvidia GPUs, the M290X performs a bit below the GeForce GTX 780M and slightly above the Nvidia GeForce GTX 680M. Therefore, almost all demanding games of 2013 will run fluently on very high details and 1080p resolution.

Features of the M290X include the new UVD3 video decoder for decoding MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, VC-1, MPEG-2, Flash, Multi-View Codec (MVC) and MPEG-4 part 2 (DivX, xVid) HD videos directly from the AMD GPU.

The M290 series also supports automatic graphics switching between the integrated GPU and discrete GPU. Called Enduro, the technology supersedes AMD's Dynamic Switchable Graphics and is similar to Nvidia's Optimus. Furthermore, the M290X can directly support up to 6 connected monitors using Eyefinity Technology if Enduro is disabled.

Other features of the M290 series include ZeroCore for reducing power consumption when the display is turned off. Power Gating, however, is not supported according to AMD. PowerTune allows automatic overclocking and underclocking of the graphics card as long as the GPU is within its TDP range. For example, the chip may be underclocked when running FurMark and OCCT, but will overclock in certain games like Lost Planet, Crysis or Resident Evil 5.

The integrated HD audio processor is able to transmit HD Audio (TrueHD or DTS Master Audio) over HDMI and DisplayPort (e.g., for Blu-Ray videos). Additionally, it now allows audio to output simultaneously and in parallel to multiple devices with the new Discrete Digital Multipoint Audio (DDMA) feature.

Power consumption of the M290X is in the same ballpark as the GeForce GTX 780M. The subsequently large heat output suits the GPU as an option only for large laptops or DTRs (desktop replacements) equipped with relatively powerful cooling solutions.

AMD Radeon R9 M295XAMD Radeon R9 M265XAMD Radeon R9 M290X
Radeon R9 M200 Series
Radeon R9 M290X Crossfire 2560 @ 0.85 - 0.9 GHz2x 256 Bit @ 4800 MHz
Radeon R9 M295X 2048 @ 0.85 GHz256 Bit @ 5448 MHz
Radeon R9 M290X 1280 @ 0.85 - 0.9 GHz256 Bit @ 4800 MHz
Radeon R9 M280X 896 @ 0.9 - 1 GHz128 Bit @ 5500 MHz
Radeon R9 M275 640 @ 0.93 GHz128 Bit @ 4500 MHz
Radeon R9 M270 640 @ 0.73 GHz128 Bit @ 4500 MHz
Radeon R9 M265X 640 @ 0.63 GHz128 Bit @ 4000 MHz
Radeon R9 M290X Crossfire 2560 @ 0.85 - 0.9 GHz2x 256 Bit @ 4800 MHz
Radeon R9 M295X 2048 @ 0.85 GHz256 Bit @ 5448 MHz
Radeon R9 M290X 1280 @ 0.85 - 0.9 GHz256 Bit @ 4800 MHz
Radeon R9 M280X 896 @ 0.9 - 1 GHz128 Bit @ 5500 MHz
Radeon R9 M275 640 @ 0.93 GHz128 Bit @ 4500 MHz
Radeon R9 M270 640 @ 0.73 GHz128 Bit @ 4500 MHz
Radeon R9 M265X 640 @ 0.63 GHz128 Bit @ 4000 MHz
Radeon R9 M290X Crossfire 2560 @ 0.85 - 0.9 GHz2x 256 Bit @ 4800 MHz
Radeon R9 M295X 2048 @ 0.85 GHz256 Bit @ 5448 MHz
Radeon R9 M290X 1280 @ 0.85 - 0.9 GHz256 Bit @ 4800 MHz
Radeon R9 M280X 896 @ 0.9 - 1 GHz128 Bit @ 5500 MHz
Radeon R9 M275 640 @ 0.93 GHz128 Bit @ 4500 MHz
Radeon R9 M270 640 @ 0.73 GHz128 Bit @ 4500 MHz
Radeon R9 M265X 640 @ 0.63 GHz128 Bit @ 4000 MHz
CodenameTongaVenus ProNeptune
ArchitectureGCN 3GCNGCN
Pipelines2048 - unified640 - unified1280 - unified
Core Speed850 (Boost) MHz625 MHz850 - 900 (Boost) MHz
Memory Speed5448 MHz4000 MHz4800 MHz
Memory Bus Width256 Bit128 Bit256 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5GDDR5
Shared Memorynonono
APIDirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.0DirectX 12 (FL 11_1), Shader 5.0DirectX 12 (FL 11_1), Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.3
Power Consumption125 Watt100 Watt
Transistors5 Billion1.5 Billion2.8 Billion
technology28 nm28 nm28 nm
Notebook Sizelargemedium sizedlarge
Date of Announcement16.10.2014 07.01.2014 07.01.2014
Max. Amount of Memory2048 MB4 GB
Features2304 GLOPS SP, 144 DP Compute Power, 154 GB/s Memory Bandwidth, 80 TMUs, 32 ROPs, 20 Compute Units (OpenCL 1.2), 212 mm2 Die Size, PCIe 3.0 x16
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.amd.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - Radeon R9 M295X
3 pt (9%)
Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - Radeon R9 M265X
0.9 pt (3%)
Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - Radeon R9 M290X
2.4 pt (7%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
min: 17182     avg: 20238     median: 21221 (23%)     max: 22311 Points
min: 9555     avg: 10015     median: 9950 (11%)     max: 10364 Points
17182 Points (18%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
min: 32639     avg: 38132     median: 38132 (10%)     max: 43625 Points
min: 10995     avg: 12639     median: 12510 (3%)     max: 13923 Points
33147 Points (9%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 5727     avg: 5930     median: 5941 (10%)     max: 6123 Points
min: 1585     avg: 1852     median: 1900 (3%)     max: 1963 Points
4793 Points (8%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 6414     avg: 6591     median: 6590.5 (7%)     max: 6767 Points
min: 1619     avg: 1933     median: 1997 (2%)     max: 2058 Points
5294 Points (6%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
min: 91716     avg: 181720     median: 181720 (22%)     max: 271724 Points
min: 36150     avg: 82138     median: 90494.5 (11%)     max: 111414 Points
125311 Points (15%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 7943     avg: 8730     median: 8729.5 (12%)     max: 9516 Points
min: 2830     avg: 2915     median: 2925.5 (4%)     max: 2977 Points
6859 Points (10%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 8234     avg: 8851     median: 8850.5 (8%)     max: 9467 Points
min: 2514     avg: 2615     median: 2633 (2%)     max: 2678 Points
6817 Points (6%)
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon R9 M295X
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
29972 Points (9%)
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon R9 M265X
min: 10537     avg: 10547     median: 10547 (3%)     max: 10557 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon R9 M290X
23961 Points (7%)
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + AMD Radeon R9 M295X
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
29938 Points (17%)
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + AMD Radeon R9 M265X
min: 9086     avg: 9135     median: 9135 (5%)     max: 9184 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + AMD Radeon R9 M290X
24205 Points (14%)
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
37995 Points (20%)
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
20882 Points (23%)
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + AMD Radeon R9 M295X
3DMark 06
35421 Points (47%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + AMD Radeon R9 M265X
min: 14953     avg: 15435     median: 15426 (20%)     max: 15926 Points
Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 DX 11
62 fps (21%)
Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high
125.9 fps (24%)
32.6 fps (6%)
88.8 fps (17%)
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + AMD Radeon R9 M265X
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 8253     avg: 9070     median: 8596 (6%)     max: 10362 Points
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon R9 M295X
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 79.6     avg: 99     median: 99 (34%)     max: 118.3 fps
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon R9 M265X
min: 51.4     avg: 60.8     median: 62.7 (22%)     max: 63.8 fps
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon R9 M290X
85.9 fps (30%)
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon R9 M295X
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 86.3     avg: 108.7     median: 108.7 (6%)     max: 131.1 fps
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon R9 M265X
min: 50.9     avg: 57.3     median: 58.7 (3%)     max: 59.4 fps
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + AMD Radeon R9 M295X
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
98 % (98%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + AMD Radeon R9 M265X
98 % (98%)
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
179 fps (10%)
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + AMD Radeon R9 M295X
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
393 fps (3%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
470 Samples/s (2%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
801 Samples/s (1%)
ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
5205 Points (6%)
688 Points (1%)

Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon R9 M295X → 100% n=11

Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon R9 M265X → 37% n=11

Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon R9 M290X → 79% n=11

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

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.

low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
94.3  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
62.5  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
36.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
17.1  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
14  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
226.5  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
103.3  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
68.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
43  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
110.3  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
94.3  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
58.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
38.9  fps
Evolve

Evolve

2015
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
132.7  fps
24%
Radeon R9 M265X:
32.3  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
89.4  fps
29%
Radeon R9 M265X:
25.6  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
61  fps
25%
Radeon R9 M265X:
15.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
53.3  fps
24%
Radeon R9 M265X:
12.8  fps
The Crew

The Crew

2014
low 1280x720
Radeon R9 M265X:
60  fps
Radeon R9 M290X:
60  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
44.5  fps
Radeon R9 M290X:
59.9  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M265X:
20.9  fps
Radeon R9 M290X:
59.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M265X:
11.4  fps
Radeon R9 M290X:
40.5  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
53.5 142 ~ 98 fps
67%
Radeon R9 M265X:
65.9  fps
135%
Radeon R9 M290X:
132.1  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
48.3  fps
62%
Radeon R9 M265X:
29.8  fps
196%
Radeon R9 M290X:
94.7  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
37.3 51 ~ 44 fps
45%
Radeon R9 M265X:
19.9  fps
96%
Radeon R9 M290X:
42.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
30.7 35.2 ~ 33 fps
51%
Radeon R9 M265X:
16.8  fps
84%
Radeon R9 M290X:
27.6  fps
Far Cry 4

Far Cry 4

2014
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
67.7  fps
85%
Radeon R9 M265X:
57.8  fps
112%
Radeon R9 M290X:
76.1  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
70.4  fps
60%
Radeon R9 M265X:
42  fps
100%
Radeon R9 M290X:
70.7  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
45.9  fps
42%
Radeon R9 M265X:
19.3  fps
107%
Radeon R9 M290X:
49.1  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
38.9  fps
40%
Radeon R9 M265X:
15.5  fps
106%
Radeon R9 M290X:
41.4  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
35.1  fps
86%
Radeon R9 M265X:
30.1  fps
127%
Radeon R9 M290X:
44.7  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
32.7  fps
64%
Radeon R9 M265X:
21  fps
119%
Radeon R9 M290X:
39  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
26.6  fps
43%
Radeon R9 M265X:
11.4  fps
92%
Radeon R9 M290X:
24.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
15.6  fps
116%
Radeon R9 M290X:
18.1  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
105.9  fps
63%
Radeon R9 M265X:
67.1  fps
71%
Radeon R9 M290X:
75.1  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
72.6  fps
57%
Radeon R9 M265X:
41.5  fps
75%
Radeon R9 M290X:
54.8  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
48.9  fps
36%
Radeon R9 M265X:
17.8  fps
110%
Radeon R9 M290X:
54  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
31.9  fps
106%
Radeon R9 M290X:
33.8  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
65.9  fps
Radeon R9 M290X:
152.7  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
29.8  fps
Radeon R9 M290X:
76.5  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M265X:
19.9  fps
Radeon R9 M290X:
48.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M265X:
16.8  fps
Radeon R9 M290X:
44  fps
F1 2014

F1 2014

2014
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
119  fps
0%
Radeon R9 M290X:
0 (!)  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
100  fps
0%
Radeon R9 M290X:
0 (!)  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
86  fps
74%
Radeon R9 M265X:
64  fps
0%
Radeon R9 M290X:
0 (!)  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
70  fps
53%
Radeon R9 M265X:
37  fps
0%
Radeon R9 M290X:
0 (!)  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
28.1  fps
Radeon R9 M290X:
56.8  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
20.8  fps
Radeon R9 M290X:
55  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M265X:
12.1  fps
Radeon R9 M290X:
41.8  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
100.7  fps
36%
Radeon R9 M265X:
35.8  fps
83%
Radeon R9 M290X:
83.4  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
69.2  fps
34%
Radeon R9 M265X:
23.2  fps
110%
Radeon R9 M290X:
76.1  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
41.7  fps
38%
Radeon R9 M265X:
16  fps
104%
Radeon R9 M290X:
43.3  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
37.8  fps
37%
Radeon R9 M265X:
14.1  fps
104%
Radeon R9 M290X:
39.2  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
102.3 161.4 ~ 132 fps
61%
Radeon R9 M265X:
80.7  fps
106%
Radeon R9 M290X:
140.4  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
89.3  fps
60%
Radeon R9 M265X:
53.7  fps
135%
Radeon R9 M290X:
120.5  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
59 81.2 ~ 70 fps
32%
Radeon R9 M265X:
22.1  fps
105%
Radeon R9 M290X:
73.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
50.4 67 ~ 59 fps
30%
Radeon R9 M265X:
17.6  fps
97%
Radeon R9 M290X:
57.1  fps
low 1280x720
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
131.9  fps
38%
Radeon R9 M265X:
49.5  fps
114%
Radeon R9 M290X:
151  fps
med. 1344x756
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
94.8  fps
108%
Radeon R9 M290X:
102.8  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
58  fps
34%
Radeon R9 M265X:
20  fps
88%
Radeon R9 M290X:
50.8  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
44.6  fps
32%
Radeon R9 M265X:
14.2  fps
83%
Radeon R9 M290X:
37.1  fps
Fifa 15

Fifa 15

2014
low 1280x720
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
199  fps
98%
Radeon R9 M290X:
194.4  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
188.3  fps
43%
Radeon R9 M265X:
76.8 84.5 ~ 81 fps
98%
Radeon R9 M290X:
184.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
104.2  fps
44%
Radeon R9 M265X:
46 46.6 ~ 46 fps
107%
Radeon R9 M290X:
111.3  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
57.9  fps
Sims 4

Sims 4

2014
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
173.1  fps
64%
Radeon R9 M290X:
111.6  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
93.8  fps
87%
Radeon R9 M265X:
81.7  fps
87%
Radeon R9 M290X:
81.6  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
66  fps
55%
Radeon R9 M265X:
36.3  fps
90%
Radeon R9 M290X:
59.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
60.4  fps
56%
Radeon R9 M265X:
33.7  fps
94%
Radeon R9 M290X:
57  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
60  fps
Radeon R9 M290X:
97.6  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
46.4 47.2 ~ 47 fps
Radeon R9 M290X:
58.1  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M265X:
28.3 29.2 ~ 29 fps
Radeon R9 M290X:
49.3  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M265X:
15.6 15.6 ~ 16 fps
Radeon R9 M290X:
39.7  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
164.8  fps
128%
Radeon R9 M290X:
211.5  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
88.3  fps
78%
Radeon R9 M265X:
67.5 71.2 ~ 69 fps
128%
Radeon R9 M290X:
112.6  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
63  fps
63%
Radeon R9 M265X:
40 40.4 ~ 40 fps
152%
Radeon R9 M290X:
95.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
52.7  fps
46%
Radeon R9 M265X:
22.1 25.2 ~ 24 fps
118%
Radeon R9 M290X:
62  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
55.3  fps
77%
Radeon R9 M265X:
42.6  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
46  fps
76%
Radeon R9 M265X:
34.6 34.8 ~ 35 fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
33.9 41.5 ~ 38 fps
34%
Radeon R9 M265X:
12.9 13.3 ~ 13 fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
25.1 31.2 ~ 28 fps
36%
Radeon R9 M265X:
9.6 9.8 ~ 10 fps
med. 1280x720
Radeon R9 M265X:
58  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M265X:
27.8  fps
Titanfall

Titanfall

2014
low 1024x768
Radeon R9 M290X:
60  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M290X:
60  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon R9 M290X:
60  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M290X:
58.9  fps
Thief

Thief

2014
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
51.2  fps
80%
Radeon R9 M265X:
37.8 45 ~ 41 fps
100%
Radeon R9 M290X:
51.1  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
52.7  fps
55%
Radeon R9 M265X:
27.2 29.1 29.7 30 ~ 29 fps
91%
Radeon R9 M290X:
48  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
51.3  fps
49%
Radeon R9 M265X:
23.5 25.2 25.5 25.7 ~ 25 fps
88%
Radeon R9 M290X:
45.3  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
32.2  fps
37%
Radeon R9 M265X:
10.8 12.7 12.9 13 ~ 12 fps
106%
Radeon R9 M290X:
34  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
44.5  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
34  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
20.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M265X:
9.8  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
66.8  fps
Radeon R9 M290X:
71.7  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
30.5  fps
Radeon R9 M290X:
41.4  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
14.7  fps
Radeon R9 M290X:
22  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M265X:
9  fps
Radeon R9 M290X:
16.4  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
30  fps
100%
Radeon R9 M265X:
30  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
30  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
30  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
30  fps
71%
Radeon R9 M265X:
21.2  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
45.8  fps
Radeon R9 M290X:
58.6  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
31.7  fps
Radeon R9 M290X:
55.9  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
20.8  fps
Radeon R9 M290X:
44.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M265X:
13.2  fps
Radeon R9 M290X:
33.2  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
105.2  fps
93%
Radeon R9 M265X:
98  fps
88%
Radeon R9 M290X:
93  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
93.4  fps
69%
Radeon R9 M265X:
63.3 64.3 ~ 64 fps
87%
Radeon R9 M290X:
81.6  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
89.2  fps
47%
Radeon R9 M265X:
42.1 42.7 ~ 42 fps
83%
Radeon R9 M290X:
73.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
39.9  fps
40%
Radeon R9 M265X:
16 16.5 ~ 16 fps
97%
Radeon R9 M290X:
38.7  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
21.7  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
78  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
45  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M265X:
20  fps
F1 2013

F1 2013

2013
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
91  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
88  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M265X:
42  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
79.1  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
65.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M265X:
10.4  fps
low 1280x720
Radeon R9 M290X:
49.2  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
45.1  fps
Radeon R9 M290X:
43.4  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
32.8  fps
Radeon R9 M290X:
38.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M265X:
20.8  fps
Radeon R9 M290X:
35.2  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
61.5  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
53.1  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
34.3  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M265X:
21.5  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
72.8  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
26.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M265X:
13  fps
Dota 2

Dota 2

2013
low 1024x768
Radeon R9 M290X:
118.2  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
83.1  fps
Radeon R9 M290X:
115.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M265X:
43.7  fps
Radeon R9 M290X:
102.6  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
42.6  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
37.6  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
21.7  fps
GRID 2

GRID 2

2013
low 1024x768
Radeon R9 M290X:
129.5  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M290X:
90  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon R9 M290X:
86  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M290X:
60.3  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
95.9  fps
88%
Radeon R9 M290X:
84  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
86.8  fps
60%
Radeon R9 M265X:
52.1  fps
89%
Radeon R9 M290X:
77.4  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
71.2  fps
38%
Radeon R9 M265X:
27  fps
84%
Radeon R9 M290X:
60  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
42.6  fps
31%
Radeon R9 M265X:
13.3  fps
78%
Radeon R9 M290X:
33.1  fps
low 1280x720
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
175.6  fps
67%
Radeon R9 M265X:
112.8 123.8 ~ 118 fps
94%
Radeon R9 M290X:
164.6  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
148.4  fps
42%
Radeon R9 M265X:
61.4 63 63.8 64.1 ~ 63 fps
94%
Radeon R9 M290X:
140  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
142  fps
38%
Radeon R9 M265X:
53.5 54 54.3 54.9 ~ 54 fps
88%
Radeon R9 M290X:
124.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
65.4  fps
31%
Radeon R9 M265X:
18.5 18.9 19.9 23.9 ~ 20 fps
72%
Radeon R9 M290X:
46.8  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
104.6  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
65.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M265X:
24.1  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
277.1  fps
49%
Radeon R9 M265X:
121.9 149.9 ~ 136 fps
104%
Radeon R9 M290X:
287.5  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
172.6  fps
42%
Radeon R9 M265X:
67.7 73.8 74.6 75.8 ~ 73 fps
112%
Radeon R9 M290X:
193.9  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
110.9  fps
46%
Radeon R9 M265X:
48.2 51.6 52 52.6 ~ 51 fps
124%
Radeon R9 M290X:
137.3  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
61.1  fps
38%
Radeon R9 M265X:
22.3 22.9 23 23.4 ~ 23 fps
103%
Radeon R9 M290X:
62.7  fps
Crysis 3

Crysis 3

2013
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
116.8 134 ~ 125 fps
54%
Radeon R9 M265X:
67.5  fps
86%
Radeon R9 M290X:
107.8  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
85  fps
48%
Radeon R9 M265X:
40.4 41.9 ~ 41 fps
86%
Radeon R9 M290X:
72.8  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
59.9  fps
42%
Radeon R9 M265X:
25.1 25.7 ~ 25 fps
80%
Radeon R9 M290X:
48.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M295X:
27.9 33.9 ~ 31 fps
32%
Radeon R9 M265X:
9.8 9.9 ~ 10 fps
74%
Radeon R9 M290X:
22.8  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
79.7  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
63.3  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M265X:
39.8  fps
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

2012
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
56.9  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
32.5  fps
Radeon R9 M290X:
61.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M265X:
10.4  fps
Radeon R9 M290X:
29  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
50.5  fps
Radeon R9 M290X:
60  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
45.9 46 ~ 46 fps
Radeon R9 M290X:
56.3  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
30.7 31.1 ~ 31 fps
Radeon R9 M290X:
49.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M265X:
14.3 14.7 ~ 15 fps
Radeon R9 M290X:
37.3  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
110.9  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
90.1  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
53.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M265X:
34.7  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
56.9  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
47.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M265X:
18.8  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
104.9  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
85.9  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
75.9 78 ~ 77 fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M265X:
43.5 44 ~ 44 fps
low 1024x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
92.9  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
74.5  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
68.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M265X:
21.8  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
95.1  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
80.6 82.2 ~ 81 fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M265X:
50.2 51.6 ~ 51 fps
high 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
55.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M265X:
40.4  fps
Alan Wake

Alan Wake

2012
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
39.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M265X:
18.7  fps
Anno 2070

Anno 2070

2011
low 1024x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
157.4  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
81.7 81.7 ~ 82 fps
high 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
48 49.6 ~ 49 fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M265X:
21.9 21.9 ~ 22 fps
low 1280x720
Radeon R9 M265X:
94.8  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
69.1 69.9 ~ 70 fps
high 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
46.7 47.4 ~ 47 fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M265X:
26 26.4 ~ 26 fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
57.4  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
43.8  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M265X:
18.3  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
65.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M265X:
32.6  fps
Dirt 3

Dirt 3

2011
low 800x600
Radeon R9 M265X:
205.8  fps
med. 1024x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
122.8  fps
high 1360x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
90.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M265X:
32.1  fps
Total War: Shogun 2

Total War: Shogun 2

2011
med. 1280x720
Radeon R9 M265X:
48.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M265X:
19.7  fps
Resident Evil 5

Resident Evil 5

2009
high 1360x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
93.1  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M265X:
58.8  fps
Trackmania Nations Forever

Trackmania Nations Forever

2008
high 1024x768
Radeon R9 M265X:
80.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M265X:
60.6  fps

Average Gaming AMD Radeon R9 M295X → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming AMD Radeon R9 M265X → 51%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 58%

Average Gaming AMD Radeon R9 M290X → 95%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 97%

AMD Radeon R9 M295Xlowmed.highultraQHD4K
The Witcher 394.362.536.717.114
Dirt Rally226.5103.368.443
Battlefield Hardline110.394.358.438.9
Evolve132.789.46153.3
Dragon Age: Inquisition9848.34433
Far Cry 467.770.445.938.9
Assassin's Creed Unity35.132.726.615.6
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare105.972.648.931.9
F1 20141191008670
Ryse: Son of Rome100.769.241.737.8
Alien: Isolation13289.37059
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor131.994.85844.6
Fifa 15199188.3104.257.9
Sims 4173.193.86660.4
GRID: Autosport164.888.36352.7
Watch Dogs55.3463828
Thief51.252.751.332.2
Need for Speed: Rivals3030
Battlefield 4105.293.489.239.921.7
Metro: Last Light95.986.871.242.6
BioShock Infinite175.6148.414265.4
Tomb Raider277.1172.6110.961.1
Crysis 31258559.931
< 30 fps
< 60 fps
< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps

4
9
10

4
15
2
1
10
9
2
3
15
5



2
1

AMD Radeon R9 M265Xlowmed.highultraQHD4K
Evolve32.325.615.512.8
The Crew6044.520.911.4
Dragon Age: Inquisition65.929.819.916.8
Far Cry 457.84219.315.5
Assassin's Creed Unity30.12111.4
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare67.141.517.8
Civilization: Beyond Earth65.929.819.916.8
F1 20146437
The Evil Within28.120.812.1
Ryse: Son of Rome35.823.21614.1
Alien: Isolation80.753.722.117.6
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor49.52014.18
Fifa 158146
Sims 481.736.333.7
Risen 3: Titan Lords60472916
GRID: Autosport694024
Watch Dogs42.6351310
Wolfenstein: The New Order5827.8
Thief41292512
Assassin´s Creed IV: Black Flag44.53420.49.8
X-Plane 10.2566.830.514.79
Need for Speed: Rivals30303021.2
Call of Duty: Ghosts45.831.720.813.2
Battlefield 498644216
Batman: Arkham Origins784520
F1 2013918842
Total War: Rome II79.165.410.4
Saints Row IV45.132.820.8
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified61.553.134.321.5
Splinter Cell: Blacklist72.826.713
Dota 283.143.7
Company of Heroes 242.637.621.7
Metro: Last Light52.12713.3
BioShock Infinite118635420
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm104.665.724.1
Tomb Raider136735123
Crysis 367.5412510
Dead Space 379.763.339.8
Far Cry 356.932.510.4
Hitman: Absolution50.5463115
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2110.990.153.534.7
Medal of Honor: Warfighter56.947.918.8
Dishonored104.985.97744
Dirt Showdown92.974.568.921.8
Diablo III95.18151
Mass Effect 355.940.4
Alan Wake39.418.7
Anno 2070157.4824922
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim94.8704726
Battlefield 357.443.818.3
Deus Ex Human Revolution65.232.6
Dirt 3205.8122.890.932.1
Total War: Shogun 248.719.7
Resident Evil 593.158.8
Trackmania Nations Forever80.660.6
< 30 fps
< 60 fps
< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps
1
12
15
3
7
22
18
1
22
17
13
36
13
1






AMD Radeon R9 M290Xlowmed.highultraQHD4K
The Crew6059.959.940.5
Dragon Age: Inquisition132.194.742.427.6
Far Cry 476.170.749.141.4
Assassin's Creed Unity44.73924.418.1
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare75.154.85433.8
Civilization: Beyond Earth152.776.548.944
F1 20140000
The Evil Within56.85541.8
Ryse: Son of Rome83.476.143.339.2
Alien: Isolation140.4120.573.457.1
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor151102.850.837.1
Fifa 15194.4184.9111.3
Sims 4111.681.659.757
Risen 3: Titan Lords97.658.149.339.7
GRID: Autosport211.5112.695.762
Titanfall60606058.9
Thief51.14845.334
X-Plane 10.2571.741.42216.4
Call of Duty: Ghosts58.655.944.733.2
Battlefield 49381.673.938.7
Saints Row IV49.243.438.735.2
Dota 2118.2115.2102.6
GRID 2129.5908660.3
Metro: Last Light8477.46033.1
BioShock Infinite164.6140124.746.8
Tomb Raider287.5193.9137.362.7
Crysis 3107.872.848.222.8
Far Cry 361.929
Hitman: Absolution6056.349.437.3
< 30 fps
< 60 fps
< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps

5
13
9

10
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v1.26
log 28. 18:58:32

#0 checking url part for id 5992 +0s ... 0s

#1 checking url part for id 5489 +0s ... 0s

#2 checking url part for id 5208 +0s ... 0s

#3 not redirecting to Ajax server +0s ... 0s

#4 did not recreate cache, as it is less than 5 days old! Created at Thu, 28 Mar 2024 05:37:00 +0100 +0.001s ... 0.001s

#5 composed specs +0.119s ... 0.12s

#6 did output specs +0s ... 0.12s

#7 start showIntegratedCPUs +0s ... 0.12s

#8 getting avg benchmarks for device 5992 +0.048s ... 0.167s

#9 got single benchmarks 5992 +0.008s ... 0.176s

#10 getting avg benchmarks for device 5489 +0.015s ... 0.191s

#11 got single benchmarks 5489 +0.017s ... 0.208s

#12 getting avg benchmarks for device 5208 +0.014s ... 0.222s

#13 got single benchmarks 5208 +0.01s ... 0.232s

#14 got avg benchmarks for devices +0s ... 0.232s

#15 min, max, avg, median took s +0.225s ... 0.457s

#16 before gaming benchmark output +0s ... 0.457s

#17 Got 454 rows for game benchmarks. +0.023s ... 0.48s

#18 composed SQL query for gamebenchmarks +0s ... 0.48s

#19 got data and put it in $dataArray +0.041s ... 0.521s

#20 benchmarks composed for output. +0.136s ... 0.657s

#21 calculated avg scores. +0s ... 0.657s

#22 return log +0.003s ... 0.66s

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Redaktion, 2017-09- 8 (Update: 2023-07- 1)