Radeon R9 M395X [in 3 benchmarks]
Radeon R9 M395X
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- Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
- Core clock speed 723 MHz
- Max video memory 4096 MB
- Memory type GDDR5
- Memory clock speed 1250
- Maximum resolution
Summary
AMD started Radeon R9 M395X sales 16 October 2014. This is GCN 3 architecture notebook card based on 28 nm manufacturing process and primarily aimed at gamers. 4 GB of GDDR5 memory clocked at 1.25 GHz are supplied, and together with 256 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 160.0 GB/s.
Compatibility-wise, this is card attached via PCIe 3.0 x16 interface. Power consumption is at 250 Watt.
It provides poor gaming and benchmark performance at
12.25%
of a leader’s which is NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090.
Radeon R9
M395X
vs
GeForce RTX
4090
General info
Some basic facts about Radeon R9 M395X: architecture, market segment, release date etc.
| Place in performance rating | 297 | |
| Architecture | GCN 3 (2014−2016) | |
| GPU code name | Amethyst XT | |
| Market segment | Laptop | |
| Release date | 16 October 2014 (8 years ago) |
Technical specs
Radeon R9 M395X’s general performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed.
These parameters indirectly speak of Radeon R9 M395X’s performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2048 | of 18432 (AD102) |
| Core clock speed | 723 MHz | of 2610 (Radeon RX 6500 XT) |
| Number of transistors | 5,000 million | of 14400 (GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | of 4 (GeForce RTX 4080 Ti) |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 250 Watt | of 900 (Tesla S2050) |
| Texture fill rate | 92.54 | of 969.9 (h200 SXM5 96 GB) |
| Floating-point performance | 2,961 gflops | of 16384 (Radeon Pro Duo) |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Information on Radeon R9 M395X’s compatibility with other computer components.
Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it’s notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Laptop size | large | |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | |
| Supplementary power connectors | None |
Memory
Parameters of memory installed on Radeon R9 M395X: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM instead.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | of 128 (Radeon Instinct MI250X) |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | of 8192 (Radeon Instinct MI250X) |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | of 22400 (GeForce RTX 4080) |
| Memory bandwidth | 160. 0 GB/s |
of 14400 (Radeon R7 M260) |
| Shared memory | — |
Video outputs and ports
Types and number of video connectors present on Radeon R9 M395X. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference graphics cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model, while non-reference desktop models can (though not necessarily will) bear a different set of video ports.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | |
| Eyefinity | 1 |
Technologies
Technological solutions and APIs supported by Radeon R9 M395X. You’ll probably need this information if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | — | |
| Enduro | — | |
| FreeSync | 1 | |
| HD3D | + | |
| PowerTune | + | |
| DualGraphics | 1 | |
| TrueAudio | + | |
| ZeroCore | + | |
| Switchable graphics | 1 |
API support
APIs supported by Radeon R9 M395X, sometimes including their particular versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | of 4.6 (GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile) |
| OpenCL | Not Listed | |
| Mantle | + |
Benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance of Radeon R9 M395X. Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.
Overall score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. 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.
R9 M395X
12.25
- Passmark
- 3DMark Fire Strike Score
- 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Passmark
This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite.
It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various 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.
Benchmark coverage: 26%
R9 M395X
4775
3DMark Fire Strike Score
Benchmark coverage: 14%
R9 M395X
7042
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 seemingly made of lava. Using 1920×1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic enough graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
R9 M395X
7921
Mining hashrates
Cryptocurrency mining performance of Radeon R9 M395X.
Usually measured in megahashes per second.
| Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | 413 Mh/s |
Game benchmarks
Let’s see how good Radeon R9 M395X is for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in frames per second. Comparisons with game system requirements are included, but remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect reality inaccurately.
Popular games
- Full HD
Low Preset - Full HD
Medium Preset - Full HD
High Preset - Full HD
Ultra Preset - 1440p
High Preset - 1440p
Ultra Preset - 4K
High Preset - 4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20 |
| Assassin’s Creed Odyssey | 24−27 | |
| Assassin’s Creed Valhalla | 18−20 | |
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45 | |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 30−35 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 30−33 | |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 30−35 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45 | |
| Hitman 3 | 30−35 | |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24 | |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 20−22 | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 24−27 | |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 20−22 |
| Assassin’s Creed Odyssey | 24−27 | |
| Assassin’s Creed Valhalla | 18−20 | |
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45 | |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 30−35 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 30−33 | |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 30−35 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45 | |
| Hitman 3 | 30−35 | |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24 | |
| Metro Exodus | 18−20 | |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 20−22 | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 24−27 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27 | |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 20−22 |
| Assassin’s Creed Odyssey | 24−27 | |
| Assassin’s Creed Valhalla | 18−20 | |
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 30−33 | |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 30−35 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27 | |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 20−22 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 18−20 | |
| Hitman 3 | 18−20 | |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 16−18 | |
| Metro Exodus | 10−12 | |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−11 | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 14−16 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9 |
| Assassin’s Creed Odyssey | 12−14 | |
| Assassin’s Creed Valhalla | 8−9 | |
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 18−20 | |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 20−22 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27 | |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 7−8 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10 | |
| Hitman 3 | 12−14 | |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 9−10 | |
| Metro Exodus | 5−6 | |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9 | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12 |
| Assassin’s Creed Odyssey | 7−8 | |
| Assassin’s Creed Valhalla | 5−6 | |
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10 | |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 12−14 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18 | |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 5−6 |
Relative perfomance
Overall Radeon R9 M395X performance compared to nearest competitors among notebook video cards.
AMD Radeon RX 5500M
103.1
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M SLI
102.61
NVIDIA T550 Laptop GPU
101.22
AMD Radeon R9 M395X
100
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
99.35
AMD Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire
96.49
NVIDIA GeForce MX550
96.24
NVIDIA equivalent
The nearest Radeon R9 M395X’s NVIDIA equivalent is T550 Laptop GPU, which is faster by 1% and higher by 1 position in our performance rating.
T550
Laptop GPU
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Here are some closest NVIDIA rivals to Radeon R9 M395X:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q
112.
33
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M SLI
102.61
NVIDIA T550 Laptop GPU
101.22
AMD Radeon R9 M395X
100
NVIDIA GeForce MX550
96.24
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile
93.39
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M SLI
93.22
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Recommended processors
These processors are most commonly used with Radeon R9 M395X according to our statistics.
Core i7
6700K
56.9%
Core i7
6700T
5.9%
Core i7
4790
3.9%
Core i7
6700
3.9%
Core i9
9960X
2%
Core i5
2500
2%
Ryzen 5
3500U
2%
Ryzen 5
4600H
2%
Core 2
Quad Q9400
2%
Core i7
3770
2%
User rating
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