Radeon R9 M295X Mac Edition vs Quadro P1000

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P1000 with Radeon R9 M295X Mac Edition, including specs and performance data.

Quadro P1000
2017
4 GB GDDR5, 40 Watt
11.57

R9 M295X Mac Edition outperforms P1000 by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking411381
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.88no data
Power efficiency20.023.71
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameGP107Amethyst
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date7 February 2017 (7 years ago)23 November 2014 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$375 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores6402048
Core clock speed1493 MHz850 MHz
Boost clock speed1519 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,300 million5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate48.61108.8
Floating-point processing power1.555 TFLOPS3.482 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs32128

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
Length145 mmno data
WidthMXM Moduleno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1362 MHz
Memory bandwidth96.13 GB/s174.3 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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentNo outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.76.3
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.02.0
Vulkan1.31.2.131
CUDA6.1-

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 HD42
−7.1%
45−50
+7.1%
4K11
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%

Cost per frame, $

1080p8.93no data
4K34.09no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−11.1%
30−33
+11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−8.1%
40−45
+8.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−11.1%
30−33
+11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
−9.4%
35−40
+9.4%
Forza Horizon 4 108
−11.1%
120−130
+11.1%
Hitman 3 21−24
−9.1%
24−27
+9.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
−12.9%
70−75
+12.9%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−5.3%
40−45
+5.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−9.4%
35−40
+9.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 53
−13.2%
60−65
+13.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
−10.3%
75−80
+10.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−11.1%
30−33
+11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−8.1%
40−45
+8.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−11.1%
30−33
+11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
−9.4%
35−40
+9.4%
Forza Horizon 4 100
−10%
110−120
+10%
Hitman 3 21−24
−9.1%
24−27
+9.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
−12.9%
70−75
+12.9%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−5.3%
40−45
+5.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−9.4%
35−40
+9.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−8.1%
40−45
+8.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−3.4%
30−33
+3.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
−10.3%
75−80
+10.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−11.1%
30−33
+11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−11.1%
30−33
+11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−11.8%
85−90
+11.8%
Hitman 3 21−24
−9.1%
24−27
+9.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
−12.9%
70−75
+12.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−8.1%
40−45
+8.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
−10.3%
75−80
+10.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−9.4%
35−40
+9.4%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
−9.1%
24−27
+9.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−9.1%
60−65
+9.1%
Hitman 3 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−12.5%
27−30
+12.5%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
−11.1%
80−85
+11.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Hitman 3 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−13.2%
60−65
+13.2%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%

This is how Quadro P1000 and R9 M295X Mac Edition compete in popular games:

  • R9 M295X Mac Edition is 7% faster in 1080p
  • R9 M295X Mac Edition is 9% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.57 13.39
Recency 7 February 2017 23 November 2014
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 250 Watt

Quadro P1000 has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 525% lower power consumption.

R9 M295X Mac Edition, on the other hand, has a 15.7% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon R9 M295X Mac Edition is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro P1000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P1000 is a workstation card while Radeon R9 M295X Mac Edition is a notebook one.


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