FirePro W9000 vs Radeon R9 M295X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W9000 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 W9000 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 W9000 Radeon R9 M295X
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 Not Listed
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB
Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI No outputs
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  • FirePro W9000 has 40% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 M295X.
  • FirePro W9000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M295X uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro W9000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M295X - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M295X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 252 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M295X.
  • FirePro W9000 and Radeon R9 M295X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24 21−24
QHD / 1440p 16−18 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 60−65
medium / 1080p 40−45 40−45
FirePro W9000 and Radeon R9 M295X have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  FirePro W9000 Radeon R9 M295X
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 3
Code name Tahiti Tonga
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 14 June 2012 16 October 2014
Pipelines 2048 2048
Core clock speed 975 MHz 723 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 124.8 92.54
Floating-point performance 3,994 gflops 2,961 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) Not Listed
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 460 Mh/s 392 Mh/s
Laptop size large
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
Dual-link DVI support +
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