Radeon RX 7900 GRE vs E8950

Radeon E8950 Radeon R9 M295X Radeon R9 M295X Mac Edition Radeon R9 M390X Radeon R9 M395X Radeon R9 M395X Mac Edition Radeon R9 M485X
VS
Radeon RX 7900 GRE Radeon RX 7900 XT Radeon RX 7900 XTX Radeon RX 7950 XT Radeon RX 7950 XTX Radeon RX 7990 XTX

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon E8950 with Radeon RX 7900 GRE, including specs and performance data.

Radeon E8950
2015
8 GB GDDR5, 95 Watt
14.16

RX 7900 GRE outperforms E8950 by a whopping 394% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Radeon E8950 Radeon E8950
RX 7900 GRE RX 7900 GRE

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking37624
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data67.37
Power efficiency10.2418.46
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2025)
GPU code nameAmethystNavi 31
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date29 September 2015 (9 years ago)27 July 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$549

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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 cores20485120
Core clock speed735 MHz1287 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz2245 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt260 Watt
Texture fill rate128.0718.4
Floating-point processing power4.096 TFLOPS45.98 TFLOPS
ROPs32160
TMUs128320
Ray Tracing Coresno data80

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).

InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data276 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.0 GB/s576.0 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 outputs1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.36.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.3

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 HD40−45
−423%
209
+423%
1440p24−27
−433%
128
+433%
4K14−16
−450%
77
+450%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.63
1440pno data4.29
4Kno data7.13

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 303
+0%
303
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 208
+0%
208
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 232
+0%
232
+0%
Battlefield 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 184
+0%
184
+0%
Far Cry 5 174
+0%
174
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 150
+0%
150
+0%
Battlefield 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 158
+0%
158
+0%
Far Cry 5 168
+0%
168
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 164
+0%
164
+0%
Metro Exodus 179
+0%
179
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 382
+0%
382
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 148
+0%
148
+0%
Far Cry 5 155
+0%
155
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 209
+0%
209
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 130
+0%
130
+0%
Metro Exodus 111
+0%
111
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 98
+0%
98
+0%
Far Cry 5 154
+0%
154
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 156
+0%
156
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 151
+0%
151
+0%
Metro Exodus 71
+0%
71
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 125
+0%
125
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45
+0%
45
+0%
Far Cry 5 107
+0%
107
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how Radeon E8950 and RX 7900 GRE compete in popular games:

  • RX 7900 GRE is 423% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7900 GRE is 433% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7900 GRE is 450% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 61 test (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 14.16 69.89
Recency 29 September 2015 27 July 2023
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 260 Watt

Radeon E8950 has 173.7% lower power consumption.

RX 7900 GRE, on the other hand, has a 393.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7900 GRE is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon E8950 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon E8950 is a notebook card while Radeon RX 7900 GRE is a desktop one.

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