Radeon R6 M340DX vs Radeon Sky 500

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon R6 M340DX and Radeon Sky 500. 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 Radeon R6 M340DX and Radeon Sky 500. 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 R6 M340DX is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R6 M340DX 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 R6 M340DX here:

Main Specs

  Radeon R6 M340DX Radeon Sky 500
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt
Interface IGP PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R6 M340DX is connected by IGP, and Radeon Sky 500 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R6 M340DX is used in Laptops, and Radeon Sky 500 - in Desktops.
  • Radeon R6 M340DX is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon Sky 500 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Radeon R6 M340DX and Radeon Sky 500 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 35−40
ultra / 1080p 2−3 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 10−11 60−65
medium / 1080p 3−4 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 925% more, than Radeon R6 M340DX.

Full Specs

  Radeon R6 M340DX Radeon Sky 500
Architecture GCN GCN 1.0
Code name Jet Pitcairn
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 3 June 2015 27 March 2013
Pipelines 704 1280
Core clock speed 950 MHz
Boost Clock 1030 MHz
Transistor count 690 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 24.72 76.00
Floating-point performance 2,432 gflops
Length 242 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 154 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Laptop size medium sized
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +
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