Radeon R9 M395 vs Radeon Sky 500

In this comparison between Radeon R9 M395 and Radeon Sky 500 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon R9 M395 will be the best choice, for others Radeon Sky 500 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon R9 M395 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M395 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 M395 here:

Main Specs

  Radeon R9 M395 Radeon Sky 500
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 M395 and Radeon Sky 500 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Radeon R9 M395 is used in Laptops, and Radeon Sky 500 - in Desktops.
  • Radeon R9 M395 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon Sky 500 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 116 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M395.
  • Radeon R9 M395 and Radeon Sky 500 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 3550 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M395.

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
Radeon R9 M395 and Radeon Sky 500 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  Radeon R9 M395 Radeon Sky 500
Architecture GCN GCN 1.0
Code name Pitcairn
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 9 June 2015 27 March 2013
Pipelines 1792 1280
Core clock speed 834 MHz 950 MHz
Transistor count 5000 Million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 76.00
Floating-point performance 2,432 gflops
Length 242 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 154 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL Not Listed 1.2
Vulkan + 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 336 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
TrueAudio +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +
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