UHD Graphics 617 vs Radeon R9 M295X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M295X and UHD Graphics 617, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 M295X
2014
0 MB Not Listed, 250 Watt
13.37
+497%

R9 M295X outperforms UHD Graphics 617 by a whopping 497% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking384858
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.6610.23
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)Generation 9.5 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameAmethystAmber Lake GT2
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date23 November 2014 (10 years ago)7 November 2018 (6 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 cores2048192
Core clock speed723 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1050 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate92.5425.20
Floating-point processing power2.961 TFLOPS0.4032 TFLOPS
ROPs323
TMUs12824

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)Ring Bus
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 typeNot ListedSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amount0 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus widthNot ListedSystem Shared
Memory clock speedno dataSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth160.0 GB/sno data
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 outputsPortable Device Dependent

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+-
Quick Syncno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectXNot Listed12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.36.4
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCLNot Listed3.0
Vulkan-1.3
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.

R9 M295X 13.37
+497%
UHD Graphics 617 2.24

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of 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.

R9 M295X 5150
+497%
UHD Graphics 617 862

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

R9 M295X 8851
+475%
UHD Graphics 617 1541

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.

R9 M295X 6591
+561%
UHD Graphics 617 997

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

R9 M295X 38132
+427%
UHD Graphics 617 7231

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 HD49
+250%
14
−250%
4K26
+550%
4−5
−550%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+425%
4−5
−425%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+343%
7−8
−343%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+600%
3−4
−600%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+4200%
1−2
−4200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+440%
5−6
−440%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+425%
4−5
−425%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+933%
3−4
−933%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+640%
5−6
−640%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+1157%
7−8
−1157%
Hitman 3 24−27
+317%
6−7
−317%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+306%
16−18
−306%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+543%
7−8
−543%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+825%
4−5
−825%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+378%
9−10
−378%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+109%
35−40
−109%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+343%
7−8
−343%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+600%
3−4
−600%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+4200%
1−2
−4200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+440%
5−6
−440%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+425%
4−5
−425%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+933%
3−4
−933%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+640%
5−6
−640%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+1157%
7−8
−1157%
Hitman 3 24−27
+317%
6−7
−317%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+306%
16−18
−306%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+543%
7−8
−543%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+825%
4−5
−825%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+378%
9−10
−378%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 68
+467%
12−14
−467%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+109%
35−40
−109%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+343%
7−8
−343%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+600%
3−4
−600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+440%
5−6
−440%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+425%
4−5
−425%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+933%
3−4
−933%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+1157%
7−8
−1157%
Hitman 3 24−27
+317%
6−7
−317%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+306%
16−18
−306%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+378%
9−10
−378%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 17
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+109%
35−40
−109%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+825%
4−5
−825%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+767%
3−4
−767%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+567%
3−4
−567%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+570%
10−11
−570%
Hitman 3 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+350%
6−7
−350%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+633%
3−4
−633%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+633%
3−4
−633%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+730%
10−11
−730%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+340%
5−6
−340%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Hitman 3 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+550%
10−11
−550%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+600%
2−3
−600%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+500%
3−4
−500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%

This is how R9 M295X and UHD Graphics 617 compete in popular games:

  • R9 M295X is 250% faster in 1080p
  • R9 M295X is 550% faster in 4K

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

  • in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the R9 M295X is 4200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, R9 M295X surpassed UHD Graphics 617 in all 53 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.37 2.24
Recency 23 November 2014 7 November 2018
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 15 Watt

R9 M295X has a 496.9% higher aggregate performance score.

UHD Graphics 617, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 1566.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R9 M295X is our recommended choice as it beats the UHD Graphics 617 in performance tests.


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