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AMD Radeon R9 M385 vs AMD Radeon R9 M370X

AMD Radeon R9 M385

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The AMD Radeon R9 M385 is a mid-range notebook graphics card for laptops. It features a GCN (Graphics Core Next) based architecture and is manufactured in 28nm. Up to now only a GFXBench 3.1 OpenGL benchmarks leaked.

The most likely a bit slower Radeon R9 M380 features 12 compute cores clocked at 1 GHz and a GDDR5 memory controller. According to the naming, the performance should be quite similar to it.

AMD Radeon R9 M370X

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The AMD Radeon R9 M370X is a mid-range graphics card for laptops that was announced mid 2015. It is used in the high-end 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro with 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory. It is based on the GCN (Graphics Core Next) architecture and manufactured in 28nm at TSMC. According to current information, the card is based on the old Cape Verde chip with 640 shaders and an 128 Bit memory interface (GCN 1.0).

Apple states that the card is "up to 80% faster" than the previously used NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M. In our benchmarks, the card is only about 30% faster in average 3D gaming and 25 - 30 percent slower than a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M or Radeon R9 M280X. Demanding games (as of 2015) will be usually handled fluently in 1366 x 768 pixels and high settings.

AMD Radeon R9 M385AMD Radeon R9 M370X
Radeon R9 M300 Series
Radeon R9 M395X compare 2048 @ 0.91 GHz256 Bit @ 5460 MHz
Radeon R9 M390X compare 2048 @ 0.72 GHz256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Radeon R9 M395 compare 1792 @ 0.83 GHz256 Bit @ 5460 MHz
Radeon R9 M390 compare 1024 @ 0.96 GHz256 Bit @ 5460 MHz
Radeon R9 M385X compare 896 @ 1.1 GHz128 Bit @ 6000 MHz
Radeon R9 M385128 Bit @ 6000 MHz
Radeon R9 M380 compare 768 @ 1 GHz128 Bit @ 6000 MHz
Radeon R9 M370X 640 @ 0.8 GHz128 Bit @ 4500 MHz
Radeon R9 M365X compare 640 @ 0.9 - 0.93 GHz128 Bit @ 4500 MHz
Radeon R9 M375 compare 640 @ 1.02 GHz128 Bit @ 2200 MHz
Radeon R9 M395X compare 2048 @ 0.91 GHz256 Bit @ 5460 MHz
Radeon R9 M390X compare 2048 @ 0.72 GHz256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Radeon R9 M395 compare 1792 @ 0.83 GHz256 Bit @ 5460 MHz
Radeon R9 M390 compare 1024 @ 0.96 GHz256 Bit @ 5460 MHz
Radeon R9 M385X compare 896 @ 1.1 GHz128 Bit @ 6000 MHz
Radeon R9 M385128 Bit @ 6000 MHz
Radeon R9 M380 compare 768 @ 1 GHz128 Bit @ 6000 MHz
Radeon R9 M370X 640 @ 0.8 GHz128 Bit @ 4500 MHz
Radeon R9 M365X compare 640 @ 0.9 - 0.93 GHz128 Bit @ 4500 MHz
Radeon R9 M375 compare 640 @ 1.02 GHz128 Bit @ 2200 MHz
ArchitectureGCNGCN 1.0
Memory Speed6000 MHz4500 MHz
Memory Bus Width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory4 GB2048 MB
Shared Memorynono
APIDirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.3DirectX 12 (FL 11_1), Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.3
Transistors1.5 Billion1.5 Billion
technology28 nm28 nm
FeaturesDirectCompute 5.0, OpenCLDirectCompute 5.0, OpenCL
Notebook Sizemedium sizedmedium sized
Date of Announcement16.06.2015 19.05.2015
CodenameCape Verde
Pipelines640 - unified
Core Speed800 MHz
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.amd.com

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
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3DMark Vantage
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3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
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3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + AMD Radeon R9 M370X
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
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3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + AMD Radeon R9 M370X
3DMark 06
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SPECviewperf 12
specvp12 sw-03 + AMD Radeon R9 M370X
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03
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specvp12 snx-02 + AMD Radeon R9 M370X
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02
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specvp12 showcase-01 + AMD Radeon R9 M370X
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01
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specvp12 mediacal-01 + AMD Radeon R9 M370X
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01
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specvp12 maya-04 + AMD Radeon R9 M370X
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04
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specvp12 energy-01 + AMD Radeon R9 M370X
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01
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specvp12 creo-01 + AMD Radeon R9 M370X
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specvp12 catia-04 + AMD Radeon R9 M370X
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04
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Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + AMD Radeon R9 M370X
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
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Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon R9 M370X
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
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Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon R9 M370X
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
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Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + AMD Radeon R9 M370X
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
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GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
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GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
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GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + AMD Radeon R9 M370X
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
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ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
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- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

low 1024x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
40.7  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
25.9  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M370X:
14.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M370X:
7.8  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
316.7  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
79.6  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M370X:
40.1  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M370X:
21.2  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
103.2  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
67.3  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M370X:
27.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M370X:
18.5  fps
Evolve

Evolve

2015
low 1024x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
62.5  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
40.4  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M370X:
21.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M370X:
18.5  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
99.5  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
48.4  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M370X:
30.3  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M370X:
16.4  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
85.7  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
39.2  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M370X:
26.8  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M370X:
22.7  fps
F1 2014

F1 2014

2014
low 1024x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
119  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
113  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M370X:
84  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M370X:
50  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
100.3  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
59.7  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M370X:
35.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M370X:
28  fps
Fifa 15

Fifa 15

2014
low 1280x720
Radeon R9 M370X:
140.9  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
98.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M370X:
57.9  fps
Sims 4

Sims 4

2014
low 1024x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
162.9  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
99.9  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M370X:
54.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M370X:
46.8  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
207.7  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
90.6  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M370X:
48.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M370X:
26.8  fps
Thief

Thief

2014
low 1024x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
53.7  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
35.5  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
31.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M370X:
17.2  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
97.1  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
59  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
41.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M370X:
16.6  fps
Dota 2

Dota 2

2013
low 1024x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
119.8  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
106.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M370X:
50.8  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
82.5  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
53.8  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
32.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M370X:
16.1  fps
low 1280x720
Radeon R9 M370X:
160.2  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
85  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
71.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M370X:
25.7  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
195.3  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
94.2  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
62.8  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M370X:
28.5  fps
Crysis 3

Crysis 3

2013
low 1024x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
62.7  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
50.6  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
32  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M370X:
12.3  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
265  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
218  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
159.3  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M370X:
103.4  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
190.3  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
106.6  fps
high 1366x768
Radeon R9 M370X:
98.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M370X:
69.2  fps
AMD Radeon R9 M370Xlowmed.highultraQHD4K
The Witcher 340.725.914.97.8
Dirt Rally316.779.640.121.2
Battlefield Hardline103.267.327.618.5
Evolve62.540.421.618.5
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare99.548.430.316.4
Civilization: Beyond Earth85.739.226.822.7
F1 20141191138450
Alien: Isolation100.359.735.628
Fifa 15140.998.557.9
Sims 4162.999.954.546.8
GRID: Autosport207.790.648.626.8
Thief53.735.531.617.2
Battlefield 497.15941.516.6
Dota 2119.8106.550.8
Metro: Last Light82.553.832.416.1
BioShock Infinite160.28571.425.7
Tomb Raider195.394.262.828.5
Crysis 362.750.63212.3
Counter-Strike: GO265218159.3103.4
Diablo III190.3106.698.469.2
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