Radeon R9 M395X vs GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile and Radeon R9 M395X, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile
2021
4 GB GDDR6, 60 Watt
24.55
+81.7%

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile outperforms R9 M395X by an impressive 82% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking229382
Place by popularity52not in top-100
Power efficiency28.2212.42
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameGN20-P0Amethyst
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date11 May 2021 (3 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 cores20482048
Core clock speed1238 MHz723 MHz
Boost clock speed1500 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)250 Watt
Texture fill rateno data92.54
Floating-point processing powerno data2.961 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data128

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 sizelargelarge
Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed12000 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data160.0 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 Connectorsno dataNo 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.

DirectX12_2DirectX® 12
Shader Modelno data6.3
OpenGLno data4.4
OpenCLno dataNot 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.

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 24.55
+81.7%
R9 M395X 13.51

  • 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

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.

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 11949
+50.9%
R9 M395X 7921

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 HD63
+110%
30−35
−110%
1440p45
+87.5%
24−27
−87.5%
4K29
+107%
14−16
−107%

FPS performance in 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
Counter-Strike 2 42
+82.6%
21−24
−82.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 66
+144%
27−30
−144%
Battlefield 5 75−80
+70.5%
40−45
−70.5%
Counter-Strike 2 40
+73.9%
21−24
−73.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 46
+70.4%
27−30
−70.4%
Forza Horizon 4 115
+109%
55−60
−109%
Forza Horizon 5 80
+129%
35−40
−129%
Metro Exodus 83
+124%
35−40
−124%
Red Dead Redemption 2 87
+156%
30−35
−156%
Valorant 133
+146%
50−55
−146%
Battlefield 5 75−80
+70.5%
40−45
−70.5%
Counter-Strike 2 30
+30.4%
21−24
−30.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 37
+37%
27−30
−37%
Dota 2 96
+95.9%
45−50
−95.9%
Far Cry 5 73
+43.1%
50−55
−43.1%
Fortnite 120−130
+63.2%
75−80
−63.2%
Forza Horizon 4 94
+70.9%
55−60
−70.9%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+85.7%
35−40
−85.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 86
+75.5%
45−50
−75.5%
Metro Exodus 57
+54.1%
35−40
−54.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+56.6%
95−100
−56.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+58.8%
30−35
−58.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+92.7%
40−45
−92.7%
Valorant 68
+25.9%
50−55
−25.9%
World of Tanks 250−260
+42.2%
180−190
−42.2%
Battlefield 5 75−80
+70.5%
40−45
−70.5%
Counter-Strike 2 26
+13%
21−24
−13%
Cyberpunk 2077 31
+14.8%
27−30
−14.8%
Dota 2 112
+129%
45−50
−129%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+49%
50−55
−49%
Forza Horizon 4 81
+47.3%
55−60
−47.3%
Forza Horizon 5 55
+57.1%
35−40
−57.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+56.6%
95−100
−56.6%
Valorant 95−100
+81.5%
50−55
−81.5%
Dota 2 48
+153%
18−20
−153%
Grand Theft Auto V 48
+140%
20−22
−140%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+68.3%
100−110
−68.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+91.7%
12−14
−91.7%
World of Tanks 160−170
+71.6%
95−100
−71.6%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+81.5%
27−30
−81.5%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 17
+70%
10−11
−70%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+122%
30−35
−122%
Forza Horizon 4 56
+69.7%
30−35
−69.7%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+85.7%
21−24
−85.7%
Metro Exodus 52
+79.3%
27−30
−79.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+100%
18−20
−100%
Valorant 65−70
+100%
30−35
−100%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+144%
9−10
−144%
Dota 2 44
+83.3%
24−27
−83.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 44
+83.3%
24−27
−83.3%
Metro Exodus 17
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+87.5%
40−45
−87.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
+83.3%
24−27
−83.3%
Battlefield 5 24−27
+117%
12−14
−117%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+144%
9−10
−144%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
+25%
4−5
−25%
Dota 2 62
+158%
24−27
−158%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+94.1%
16−18
−94.1%
Fortnite 30−33
+100%
14−16
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 34
+78.9%
18−20
−78.9%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+110%
10−11
−110%
Valorant 30−35
+129%
14−16
−129%

This is how RTX 3050 4GB Mobile and R9 M395X compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 110% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 88% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 107% faster in 4K

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

  • in Dota 2, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 158% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is ahead in 63 tests (98%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.55 13.51
Recency 11 May 2021 5 May 2015
Chip lithography 8 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 250 Watt

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile has a 81.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 316.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M395X in performance tests.


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