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AMD Radeon R9 M385X vs AMD Radeon R9 M385 vs AMD Radeon R9 M380

AMD Radeon R9 M385X

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The AMD Radeon R9 M385X ist a fast mid-range graphics card for laptops. It is based on the GCN (Graphics Core Next) architecture (older Strato chip) and is manufactured in 28nm. It offers 14 compute shader s(896 stream processors aka shaders) and a 128 Bit GDDR5 memory interface clocked at 1500 MHz (= 6000 MHz effective). The chip supports DirectX 12 (Feature Level 11_1 = DirectX 11.1) and can be found in the Lenovo Y700 with a AMD FX-8800P APU.

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 M380

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The AMD Radeon R9 M380 is a dedicated mid-range graphics card for laptops. It is based on a 28nm GCN core with 12 compute units and a GDDR5 memory controller. Despite the similar name, the Radeon R7 M380 is a much slower as it features only 10 compute units and DDR3 memory.

Features

Features of the R9-M380 include video decoding for MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, VC-1, MPEG-2, and Flash directly by the AMD GPU. Multi-View Codec (MVC) and MPEG-4 part 2 (DivX, xVid) HD videos are compatible as well.

The R9 series also supports automatic graphics switching between the integrated GPU and discrete GPU. Called Enduro, the technology supersedes AMD's Dynamic Switchable Graphics and is similar to Nvidia's Optimus. Furthermore, the M380 can directly support multiple monitors using Eyefinity Technology if Enduro is disabled.

Other features include ZeroCore to reduce the power consumption when the display is turned off and Power Gating to power down areas of the chip that are not used. 

The integrated HD audio processor is able to transmit HD Audio (TrueHD or DTS Master Audio) over HDMI and DisplayPort (e.g., for Blu-Ray videos). Additionally, it allows audio output simultaneously and in parallel to multiple devices with the new Discrete Digital Multipoint Audio (DDMA) feature.

AMD Radeon R9 M385XAMD Radeon R9 M385AMD Radeon R9 M380
Radeon R9 M300 Series
Radeon R9 M395X 2048 @ 0.91 GHz256 Bit @ 5460 MHz
Radeon R9 M390X 2048 @ 0.72 GHz256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Radeon R9 M395 1792 @ 0.83 GHz256 Bit @ 5460 MHz
Radeon R9 M390 1024 @ 0.96 GHz256 Bit @ 5460 MHz
Radeon R9 M385X 896 @ 1.1 GHz128 Bit @ 6000 MHz
Radeon R9 M385128 Bit @ 6000 MHz
Radeon R9 M380 768 @ 1 GHz128 Bit @ 6000 MHz
Radeon R9 M370X 640 @ 0.8 GHz128 Bit @ 4500 MHz
Radeon R9 M365X 640 @ 0.9 - 0.93 GHz128 Bit @ 4500 MHz
Radeon R9 M375 640 @ 1.02 GHz128 Bit @ 2200 MHz
Radeon R9 M395X 2048 @ 0.91 GHz256 Bit @ 5460 MHz
Radeon R9 M390X 2048 @ 0.72 GHz256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Radeon R9 M395 1792 @ 0.83 GHz256 Bit @ 5460 MHz
Radeon R9 M390 1024 @ 0.96 GHz256 Bit @ 5460 MHz
Radeon R9 M385X 896 @ 1.1 GHz128 Bit @ 6000 MHz
Radeon R9 M385128 Bit @ 6000 MHz
Radeon R9 M380 768 @ 1 GHz128 Bit @ 6000 MHz
Radeon R9 M370X 640 @ 0.8 GHz128 Bit @ 4500 MHz
Radeon R9 M365X 640 @ 0.9 - 0.93 GHz128 Bit @ 4500 MHz
Radeon R9 M375 640 @ 1.02 GHz128 Bit @ 2200 MHz
Radeon R9 M395X 2048 @ 0.91 GHz256 Bit @ 5460 MHz
Radeon R9 M390X 2048 @ 0.72 GHz256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Radeon R9 M395 1792 @ 0.83 GHz256 Bit @ 5460 MHz
Radeon R9 M390 1024 @ 0.96 GHz256 Bit @ 5460 MHz
Radeon R9 M385X 896 @ 1.1 GHz128 Bit @ 6000 MHz
Radeon R9 M385128 Bit @ 6000 MHz
Radeon R9 M380 768 @ 1 GHz128 Bit @ 6000 MHz
Radeon R9 M370X 640 @ 0.8 GHz128 Bit @ 4500 MHz
Radeon R9 M365X 640 @ 0.9 - 0.93 GHz128 Bit @ 4500 MHz
Radeon R9 M375 640 @ 1.02 GHz128 Bit @ 2200 MHz
CodenameStrato-XT-M3Strato Pro GDDR5
ArchitectureGCNGCNGCN
Pipelines896 - unified768 - unified
Core Speed1100 MHz1000 MHz
Memory Speed6000 MHz6000 MHz6000 MHz
Memory Bus Width128 Bit128 Bit128 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5GDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory4 GB4 GB4 GB
Shared Memorynonono
APIDirectX 12 FL11_1, Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.3DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.3DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.3
Transistors1.5 Billion1.5 Billion1.5 Billion
technology28 nm28 nm28 nm
FeaturesDirectCompute 5.0, OpenCLDirectCompute 5.0, OpenCLDirectCompute 5.0, OpenCL
Notebook Sizelargemedium sizedmedium sized
Date of Announcement16.06.2015 16.06.2015 16.06.2015

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - Radeon R9 M385X
1.6 pt (5%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
min: 8890     avg: 8982     median: 8982 (10%)     max: 9074 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
min: 22418     avg: 22544     median: 22544 (6%)     max: 22670 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 2879     avg: 2931     median: 2930.5 (5%)     max: 2982 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 3340     avg: 3405     median: 3404.5 (4%)     max: 3469 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
87123 Points (10%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 4350     avg: 4457     median: 4456.5 (6%)     max: 4563 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 5509     avg: 5515     median: 5514.5 (5%)     max: 5520 Points
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon R9 M385X
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
12453 Points (4%)
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + AMD Radeon R9 M385X
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
13518 Points (8%)
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + AMD Radeon R9 M385X
3DMark 06
14024 Points (18%)
Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high
58.2 fps (11%)
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + AMD Radeon R9 M385X
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
5087 Points (4%)
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon R9 M385X
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
44.8 fps (3%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + AMD Radeon R9 M385X
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
98 % (98%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
735 Samples/s (3%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
1331 Samples/s (2%)
ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
3559 Points (4%)

Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon R9 M385X → 0% n=

- 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
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
39.4  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
34.8  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
19.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
15.2  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
74 (!)  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
64.8 (!)  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
48.4 (!)  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
27.8 (!)  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
21.4  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
22.1  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
18.8  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
17.5  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
34.6  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
31.4  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
20.9  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
13.3  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
12.5  fps
Fallout 4

Fallout 4

2015
low 1280x720
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
39.2  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
35.5  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
23.3  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
19.3  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
39.8  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
38.9  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
21.1  fps
Anno 2205

Anno 2205

2015
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
47.4  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
50.5  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
24.1  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
9.9  fps
FIFA 16

FIFA 16

2015
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
59.2  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
57.3  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
56  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
41.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
25.2  fps
Mad Max

Mad Max

2015
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
47.9  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
32  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
29.1  fps
low 1280x720
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
43  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
40  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
24  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
53.6  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
44.4  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
21.8  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
124.2  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
53  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
40.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
27.1  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
60.5  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
39.7  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
25.8  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
50.6  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
42  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
27.3  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
17.6  fps
low 1024x768
Radeon R9 M385X:
0 (!)  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon R9 M385X:
0 (!)  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M385X:
0 (!)  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon R9 M385X:
0 (!)  fps
low 1280x720
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
60.3  fps
med. 1344x756
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
51.2  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
37.8  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
27.5  fps
Thief

Thief

2014
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
25  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
19.5  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
22.8  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
19.2  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
66.8  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
56.1  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
52.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
26.2  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
36.9  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
35.6  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
34.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
21.7  fps
low 1280x720
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
89  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
79.6  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
75.1  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
32.4  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
133.1  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
125.4  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
98  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
43.5  fps
Crysis 3

Crysis 3

2013
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
48.5  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
36.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
14.8  fps
low 1280x720
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
57.3  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
49.8  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
43.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 M385X:
35.5  fps

Average Gaming AMD Radeon R9 M385X → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

AMD Radeon R9 M385Xlowmed.highultraQHD4K
Rise of the Tomb Raider39.434.819.715.2
Rainbow Six Siege7464.848.427.8
Just Cause 321.422.118.817.5
Star Wars Battlefront34.631.420.9
Assassin's Creed Syndicate13.312.5
Fallout 439.235.523.319.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops 339.838.921.1
Anno 220547.450.524.19.9
FIFA 1659.2
Metal Gear Solid V57.35641.425.2
Mad Max47.93229.1
Batman: Arkham Knight434024
The Witcher 353.644.421.8
Dirt Rally124.25340.727.1
Battlefield Hardline60.539.725.8
Dragon Age: Inquisition50.64227.317.6
Civilization: Beyond Earth0000
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor60.351.237.827.5
Thief2519.522.819.2
Battlefield 466.856.152.526.2
Metro: Last Light36.935.634.721.7
BioShock Infinite8979.675.132.4
Tomb Raider133.1125.49843.5
Crysis 348.536.214.8
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim57.349.843.235.5
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