Radeon R6 (Kaveri) vs R9 M395X
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R9 M395X and Radeon R6 (Kaveri), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
R9 M395X outperforms R6 (Kaveri) by a whopping 650% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 397 | 937 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 12.32 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) | GCN 1.1 (2014) |
| GPU code name | Amethyst | Kaveri |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 5 May 2015 (9 years ago) | 4 June 2014 (10 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 cores | 2048 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 723 MHz | 533 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 654 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,000 million | 2410 Million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 92.54 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.961 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 32 | no data |
| TMUs | 128 | 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 | medium sized |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | no data |
| 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 | GDDR5 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64/128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 160.0 GB/s | no 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 Connectors | No outputs | no data |
| 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 and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 12 (FL 12_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | no data |
| OpenCL | Not Listed | no data |
| 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.
- Other tests
- Passmark
- 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
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.
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.
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 HD | 70−75
+600%
| 10
−600%
|
FPS performance in popular games
- Full HD
Low Preset - Full HD
Medium Preset - Full HD
High Preset - Full HD
Ultra Preset - Full HD
Epic Preset - 1440p
High Preset - 1440p
Ultra Preset - 1440p
Epic Preset - 4K
High Preset - 4K
Ultra Preset - 4K
Epic Preset
| Atomic Heart | 30−35
+540%
|
5−6
−540%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+550%
|
4−5
−550%
|
| Atomic Heart | 30−35
+540%
|
5−6
−540%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+1275%
|
4−5
−1275%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+550%
|
4−5
−550%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
+4200%
|
1−2
−4200%
|
| Fortnite | 70−75
+1117%
|
6−7
−1117%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
+500%
|
9−10
−500%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 40−45
+3900%
|
1−2
−3900%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
+360%
|
10−11
−360%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
+197%
|
35−40
−197%
|
| Atomic Heart | 30−35
+540%
|
5−6
−540%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+1275%
|
4−5
−1275%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 170−180
+406%
|
35−40
−406%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+550%
|
4−5
−550%
|
| Dota 2 | 80−85
+320%
|
20−22
−320%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
+4200%
|
1−2
−4200%
|
| Fortnite | 70−75
+1117%
|
6−7
−1117%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
+500%
|
9−10
−500%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 40−45
+3900%
|
1−2
−3900%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 45−50
+1500%
|
3−4
−1500%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24−27
+767%
|
3−4
−767%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
+360%
|
10−11
−360%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
+467%
|
6−7
−467%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
+197%
|
35−40
−197%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+1275%
|
4−5
−1275%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+550%
|
4−5
−550%
|
| Dota 2 | 80−85
+320%
|
20−22
−320%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
+4200%
|
1−2
−4200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
+500%
|
9−10
−500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
+360%
|
10−11
−360%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
+467%
|
6−7
−467%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
+197%
|
35−40
−197%
|
| Fortnite | 70−75
+1117%
|
6−7
−1117%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
+2300%
|
1−2
−2300%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 95−100
+764%
|
10−12
−764%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 20−22
+900%
|
2−3
−900%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
+650%
|
2−3
−650%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 100−110
+556%
|
16−18
−556%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
+1118%
|
10−12
−1118%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+750%
|
4−5
−750%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12
+1000%
|
1−2
−1000%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27−30
+1250%
|
2−3
−1250%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+675%
|
4−5
−675%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 20−22
+900%
|
2−3
−900%
|
| Fortnite | 27−30
+800%
|
3−4
−800%
|
| Atomic Heart | 10−11
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 24−27
+60%
|
14−16
−60%
|
| Metro Exodus | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
+700%
|
2−3
−700%
|
| Valorant | 65−70
+656%
|
9−10
−656%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 16−18
+750%
|
2−3
−750%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 45−50
+1433%
|
3−4
−1433%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
+550%
|
2−3
−550%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+1000%
|
2−3
−1000%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
+300%
|
3−4
−300%
|
| Fortnite | 12−14
+300%
|
3−4
−300%
|
This is how R9 M395X and R6 (Kaveri) compete in popular games:
- R9 M395X is 600% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the R9 M395X is 4200% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, R9 M395X surpassed R6 (Kaveri) in all 50 of our tests.
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