FirePro V7900 vs Radeon R9 M295X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro V7900 and Radeon R9 M295X. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro V7900 and Radeon R9 M295X. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon R9 M295X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M295X is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon R9 M295X here:

Main Specs

  FirePro V7900 Radeon R9 M295X
Power consumption (TDP) 151 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 Not Listed
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Radeon R9 M295X has 65% more power consumption, than FirePro V7900.
  • FirePro V7900 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M295X uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro V7900 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M295X - in Laptops.
  • FirePro V7900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon R9 M295X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro V7900 is 2 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M295X.
  • FirePro V7900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M295X - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 35−40
ultra / 1080p 6−7 21−24
QHD / 1440p 1−2 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 24−27 60−65
medium / 1080p 14−16 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M295X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 227% more, than FirePro V7900.

Full Specs

  FirePro V7900 Radeon R9 M295X
Architecture TeraScale 3 GCN 3
Code name Cayman Tonga
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 24 May 2011 16 October 2014
Pipelines 1280 2048
Core clock speed 725 MHz 723 MHz
Transistor count 2,640 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 58.00 92.54
Floating-point performance 1,856.0 gflops 2,961 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) Not Listed
Shader Model 5.0 6.3
OpenGL 4.4 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan N/A
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 2.1 x16 PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 171 Mh/s 392 Mh/s
Laptop size large
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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