ATI GameCube GPU vs Radeon R9 M295X
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 383 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 3 (2014−2016) | Rage 5 (2000) |
| GPU code name | Tonga | Flipper |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 16 October 2014 (9 years ago) | 24 August 2000 (24 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2048 | no data |
| Core clock speed | no data | 162 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,000 million | 51 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 92.54 | 0.65 |
| Floating-point performance | 2.961 gflops | no data |
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 size | large | no data |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | IGP |
| Width | no data | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no 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 type | Not Listed | SDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 0 MB | 16 MB |
| Memory bus width | Not Listed | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 162 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 160.0 GB/s | 1.296 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
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 Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | + | - |
| HD3D | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| DualGraphics | + | - |
| ZeroCore | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | Not Listed | 6.0+ |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | N/A |
| OpenCL | Not Listed | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
| Mantle | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 16 October 2014 | 24 August 2000 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 45 Watt |
R9 M295X has an age advantage of 14 years, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.
ATI GameCube GPU, on the other hand, has 455.6% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R9 M295X and GameCube GPU. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon R9 M295X is a notebook card while GameCube GPU is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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