AMD Radeon R9 M295X vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Amethyst | GA106 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Amethyst XT | GA106-300-A1 |
| Architecture | GCN 3.0 | Ampere |
| Foundry | TSMC | Samsung |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Number of transistors | 5,000 million | 13,250 million |
| Die size | 366 mm² | 276 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Nov 23rd, 2014 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Crystal System (R9 M200) | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | — |
| Predecessor | Solar System | — |
| Successor | Mobility Radeon | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 723 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 1250 MHz 5 Gbps effective | 1875 MHz 15 Gbps effective |
| Base clock | — | 1320 MHz |
| Boost clock | — | 1777 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 4 GB | 12 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 192 bit |
| Bandwidth | 160.0 GB/s | 360.0 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 2048 | 3584 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 128 | 112 |
| ROPs | 32 | 48 |
| Compute units | 32 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 128 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 512 KB | 3 MB |
| SM count | — | 28 |
| Tensor cores | — | 112 |
| RT cores | — | 28 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 23.14 GPixel/s | 85.30 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 92.54 GTexel/s | 199.0 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | 2.961 TFLOPS (1:1) | 12.74 TFLOPS (1:1) |
| FP32 (float) performance | 2.961 TFLOPS | 12.74 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 185.1 GFLOPS (1:16) | 199.0 GFLOPS (1:64) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | MXM Module | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 250 W | 170 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | 1x HDMI3x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | None | 1x 12-pin |
| Length | — | 242 mm 9.5 inches |
| Width | — | 112 mm 4.4 inches |
| Suggested PSU | — | 450 W |
| Board number | — | PG190 SKU 60 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Shader model | 6.3 | 6.6 |
| CUDA | — | 8.6 |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Jan 12th, 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| gpu.details.availability | — | Feb 25th, 2021 |
| Generation | — | GeForce 30 |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 20 |
| Production | — | Active |
| Launch price | — | 329 USD |
| Interface | — | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 60 in our database |
