G3D Mark is a standard benchmark that measures graphics performance in real-world gaming scenarios. It simplifies comparing cards from different brands, where higher scores directly correlate with better fps and smoother gaming experiences.

Head-to-Head Verdict, Benchmarks, Value & Long-Term Outlook

This comparison brings together gaming FPS, raw graphics performance, VRAM, feature set, power efficiency, pricing context, and long-term value so you can see which GPU actually makes more sense.

Radeon R9 Fury

2015

Why buy it

✅25.3% more average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
✅Delivers 100+% more G3D Mark for each dollar spent, at 17.3 vs 0 G3D/$ ($549 MSRP vs Unknown MSRP).

Trade-offs

❌Poor future-proofing: 2015-era hardware with 4 GB of VRAM is already a legacy-tier option for modern games.
❌358.3% higher power demand at 275W vs 60W.

RTX A1000 Mobile

2022

Why buy it

✅More future proof: Ampere (2020−2025) on 8nm with a newer platform for upcoming games.
✅Draws 60W instead of 275W, a 215W reduction.
✅More future proof: Ampere (2020−2025) on 8nm with a newer platform for upcoming games.

Trade-offs

❌Lower average FPS than Radeon R9 Fury across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
❌Lower G3D Mark per dollar, at 0 vs 17.3 G3D/$ (Unknown MSRP vs $549 MSRP).

Radeon R9 Fury

2015

RTX A1000 Mobile

2022

Why buy it

✅25.3% more average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
✅Delivers 100+% more G3D Mark for each dollar spent, at 17.3 vs 0 G3D/$ ($549 MSRP vs Unknown MSRP).

Why buy it

✅More future proof: Ampere (2020−2025) on 8nm with a newer platform for upcoming games.
✅Draws 60W instead of 275W, a 215W reduction.
✅More future proof: Ampere (2020−2025) on 8nm with a newer platform for upcoming games.

Trade-offs

❌Poor future-proofing: 2015-era hardware with 4 GB of VRAM is already a legacy-tier option for modern games.
❌358.3% higher power demand at 275W vs 60W.

Trade-offs

❌Lower average FPS than Radeon R9 Fury across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
❌Lower G3D Mark per dollar, at 0 vs 17.3 G3D/$ (Unknown MSRP vs $549 MSRP).

Quick Answers

So, is Radeon R9 Fury better than RTX A1000 Mobile?

Yes. Radeon R9 Fury is clearly the better overall GPU here. Radeon R9 Fury averages 25.3% more FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data. You are also looking at 9,521 vs 9,463 in G3D Mark. On top of that, Radeon R9 Fury is a 2015 card with FSR upscaling, while RTX A1000 Mobile is a 2022 model from an older generation with no meaningful modern upscaling stack. So this is not really a tight same-tier comparison. It is more a modern card against an older, weaker alternative.

Which one is more future-proof for 2026 and beyond?

RTX A1000 Mobile is the more future-proof choice for 2026 and beyond. You are getting a newer 2022 generation instead of 2015, the stronger feature stack with no meaningful modern upscaling stack instead of FSR upscaling, and a 8nm process instead of 28nm. That broader feature stack should age better as more games lean on modern upscaling and frame-generation support.

Which one is the smarter buy today, not just the cheaper card?

Radeon R9 Fury is the smarter buy today, but it is not as lopsided as a simple winner label makes it sound. Radeon R9 Fury is priced in an unclear MSRP range at $549 MSRP versus an unclear MSRP, and you are getting 25.3% more estimated average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data and 0.6% higher G3D Mark. It also leads G3D-per-dollar by 100+%. RTX A1000 Mobile is the newer 2022 card, so it still has a real case if you care more about newer architecture, lower power draw (60W vs 275W), and future-proofing than about squeezing out the strongest gaming value today.

When does RTX A1000 Mobile make more sense than Radeon R9 Fury?

Yes. RTX A1000 Mobile is still an excellent gaming GPU in 2026: it is still comfortable for 1080p and decent for 1440p, though 4K is more situational. It makes more sense if your priority is newer architecture, lower power draw (60W vs 275W), future-proofing, and staying closer to an unclear MSRP more than squeezing out the extra headroom of Radeon R9 Fury. The trade-off is that Radeon R9 Fury currently gives you 0.6% higher G3D Mark and 25.3% more estimated average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data. It also leads G3D-per-dollar by 100+%.

Games Benchmarks

Real-world benchmarks and performance projections based on comprehensive hardware analysis and comparative metrics. Values represent expected performance on High/Ultra settings at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K. Modeled using a Ryzen 7 9800X3D reference profile to minimize specific CPU bottlenecks.

Note: Performance behavior can vary per game. Specific architectures may perform better or worse depending on game engine optimizations and API implementation.

Radeon R9 Fury Benchmark Check

RTX A1000 Mobile Benchmark Check

Path of Exile 2

Preset	Radeon R9 Fury	RTX A1000 Mobile
1080p
low	92 FPS	81 FPS
medium	80 FPS	70 FPS
high	65 FPS	57 FPS
ultra	44 FPS	37 FPS
1440p
low	76 FPS	72 FPS
medium	66 FPS	62 FPS
high	49 FPS	45 FPS
ultra	33 FPS	29 FPS
4K
low	30 FPS	26 FPS
medium	27 FPS	24 FPS
high	20 FPS	16 FPS
ultra	17 FPS	14 FPS

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Path of Exile 2

Path of Exile 2

Counter-Strike 2

Preset	Radeon R9 Fury	RTX A1000 Mobile
1080p
low	243 FPS	116 FPS
medium	205 FPS	91 FPS
high	162 FPS	70 FPS
ultra	133 FPS	54 FPS
1440p
low	176 FPS	86 FPS
medium	145 FPS	64 FPS
high	121 FPS	52 FPS
ultra	94 FPS	40 FPS
4K
low	98 FPS	51 FPS
medium	80 FPS	39 FPS
high	65 FPS	31 FPS
ultra	49 FPS	23 FPS

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Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

League of Legends

Preset	Radeon R9 Fury	RTX A1000 Mobile
1080p
low	428 FPS	394 FPS
medium	343 FPS	339 FPS
high	286 FPS	278 FPS
ultra	214 FPS	213 FPS
1440p
low	321 FPS	264 FPS
medium	257 FPS	235 FPS
high	214 FPS	199 FPS
ultra	161 FPS	155 FPS
4K
low	214 FPS	168 FPS
medium	171 FPS	143 FPS
high	143 FPS	109 FPS
ultra	107 FPS	75 FPS

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League of Legends

League of Legends

Valorant

Preset	Radeon R9 Fury	RTX A1000 Mobile
1080p
low	160 FPS	146 FPS
medium	133 FPS	119 FPS
high	115 FPS	102 FPS
ultra	98 FPS	84 FPS
1440p
low	116 FPS	108 FPS
medium	98 FPS	90 FPS
high	86 FPS	78 FPS
ultra	73 FPS	64 FPS
4K
low	71 FPS	65 FPS
medium	58 FPS	51 FPS
high	46 FPS	40 FPS
ultra	36 FPS	31 FPS

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Valorant

Valorant

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Technical Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of Radeon R9 Fury and RTX A1000 Mobile

Radeon R9 Fury

The Radeon R9 Fury is manufactured by AMD. It was released in July 10 2015. It features the GCN 3.0 architecture. The boost clock speed is 1000 MHz. It has 3584 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 275W. Manufactured using 28 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 9,521 points. Launch price was $549.

RTX A1000 Mobile

The RTX A1000 Mobile is manufactured by NVIDIA. It was released in March 30 2022. It features the Ampere architecture. The core clock ranges from 630 MHz to 1140 MHz. It has 2048 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 60W. Manufactured using 8 nm process technology. It features 16 dedicated ray tracing cores for enhanced lighting effects. G3D Mark benchmark score: 9,463 points.

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Graphics Performance

The Radeon R9 Fury scores 9,521 and the RTX A1000 Mobile reaches 9,463 in the G3D Mark benchmark — just a 0.6% difference, making them near-identical in rasterization performance. The Radeon R9 Fury is built on GCN 3.0 while the RTX A1000 Mobile uses Ampere, both on 28 nm vs 8 nm. Shader units: 3,584 (Radeon R9 Fury) vs 2,048 (RTX A1000 Mobile). Raw compute: 7.168 TFLOPS (Radeon R9 Fury) vs 4.669 TFLOPS (RTX A1000 Mobile). Boost clocks: 1000 MHz vs 1140 MHz.

Feature	Radeon R9 Fury	RTX A1000 Mobile
G3D Mark Score	9,521	9,463
Architecture	GCN 3.0	Ampere
Process Node	28 nm	8 nm
Shading Units	3584+75%	2048
Compute (TFLOPS)	7.168 TFLOPS+54%	4.669 TFLOPS
Boost Clock	1000 MHz	1140 MHz+14%
ROPs	64+100%	32
TMUs	224+250%	64
L1 Cache	0.88 MB	2 MB+127%
L2 Cache	2 MB	2 MB

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Advanced Features (DLSS/FSR)

The RTX A1000 Mobile gives access to NVIDIA DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling), widely regarding as the superior upscaling method for image quality. The Radeon R9 Fury relies on FSR (FidelityFX Super Resolution), which is capable but generally slightly noisier than DLSS in motion.

Feature	Radeon R9 Fury	RTX A1000 Mobile
Upscaling Tech	FSR Upscaling / FSR 4	Upscaling support
Frame Generation	Not Supported	Not Supported
Ray Reconstruction	No	No
Low Latency	AMD Anti-Lag	NVIDIA Reflex

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Video Memory (VRAM)

Both cards feature 4 GB of video memory. Bus width: 4096-bit vs 128-bit.

Feature	Radeon R9 Fury	RTX A1000 Mobile
VRAM Capacity	4 GB	4 GB
Memory Type	HBM	GDDR6
Bus Width	4096-bit+3100%	128-bit
L2 Cache	2 MB	2 MB

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Display & API Support

DirectX support: 12.0 (Radeon R9 Fury) vs 12.2 (RTX A1000 Mobile). Vulkan: 1.2 vs 1.3. OpenGL: 4.4 vs 4.6. Maximum simultaneous displays: 4 vs 4.

Feature	Radeon R9 Fury	RTX A1000 Mobile
DirectX	12.0	12.2+2%
Vulkan	1.2	1.3+8%
OpenGL	4.4	4.6+5%
Max Displays	4	4

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Media & Encoding

Hardware encoder: VCE 3.0 (Radeon R9 Fury) vs 7th Gen NVENC (RTX A1000 Mobile). Decoder: UVD 6.0 vs 5th Gen NVDEC. Supported codecs: MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC (Radeon R9 Fury) vs MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC,VP9,AV1 (Decode) (RTX A1000 Mobile).

Feature	Radeon R9 Fury	RTX A1000 Mobile
Encoder	VCE 3.0	7th Gen NVENC
Decoder	UVD 6.0	5th Gen NVDEC
Codecs	MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC	MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC,VP9,AV1 (Decode)

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Power & Dimensions

The Radeon R9 Fury draws 275W versus the RTX A1000 Mobile's 60W — a 128.4% difference. The RTX A1000 Mobile is more power-efficient. Recommended PSU: 600W (Radeon R9 Fury) vs 500W (RTX A1000 Mobile). Power connectors: 2x 8-pin vs PCIe-powered. Card length: 195mm vs 0mm, occupying 2 vs 0 slots. Typical load temperature: 65°C vs 80°C.

Feature	Radeon R9 Fury	RTX A1000 Mobile
TDP	275W	60W-78%
Recommended PSU	600W	500W-17%
Power Connector	2x 8-pin	PCIe-powered
Length	195mm	0mm
Height	115mm	0mm
Slots	2	0-100%
Temp (Load)	65°C-19%	80°C
Perf/Watt	34.6	157.7+356%