Radeon R9 M385 vs GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile
Aggregated performance score
GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile outperforms Radeon R9 M385 by a whopping 117% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 380 | 575 |
| Place by popularity | 89 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 11.54 | 0.41 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | GCN (2011−2017) |
| GPU code name | GP107B | Strato |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 3 January 2017 (7 years ago) | 16 June 2015 (8 years ago) |
| Current price | $256 | $999 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
GTX 1050 Mobile has 2715% better value for money than R9 M385.
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 640 | 896 |
| CUDA cores | 640 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 1354 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1493 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,300 million | 2,080 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | no data |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 97 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 59.72 | 56.00 |
| Floating-point performance | no data | 1,792 gflops |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile and Radeon R9 M385 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Laptop size | large | medium sized |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | PCIe 3.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| SLI options | - | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4000 MB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 7008 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 112 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | DP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI | No outputs |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| Eyefinity | no data | 1 |
| HDCP | 2.2 | no data |
| G-SYNC support | + | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | no data | - |
| Enduro | no data | - |
| FreeSync | no data | 1 |
| HD3D | no data | + |
| PowerTune | no data | + |
| DualGraphics | no data | 1 |
| TrueAudio | no data | + |
| ZeroCore | no data | + |
| Switchable graphics | no data | 1 |
| GameStream | + | no data |
| GPU Boost | 3.0 | no data |
| Ansel | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | DirectX® 12 |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | Not Listed |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | no data |
| Mantle | no data | + |
| CUDA | + | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile outperforms Radeon R9 M385 by 117% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Benchmark coverage: 25%
GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile outperforms Radeon R9 M385 by 117% in Passmark.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| 900p | 73
+143%
| 30−35
−143%
|
| Full HD | 46
+119%
| 21−24
−119%
|
| 1440p | 24
+140%
| 10−12
−140%
|
| 4K | 15
+150%
| 6−7
−150%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 37
+270%
|
10−11
−270%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 51
+219%
|
16−18
−219%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 40
+135%
|
16−18
−135%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 39
+255%
|
10−12
−255%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 38
+217%
|
12−14
−217%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55
+224%
|
16−18
−224%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 27
+170%
|
10−11
−170%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 33
+154%
|
12−14
−154%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 30
+200%
|
10−11
−200%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 44
+175%
|
16−18
−175%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 33
+94.1%
|
16−18
−94.1%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 36
+227%
|
10−12
−227%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 37
+208%
|
12−14
−208%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 52
+206%
|
16−18
−206%
|
| Metro Exodus | 19
+138%
|
8−9
−138%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14
+40%
|
10−11
−40%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 29
+123%
|
12−14
−123%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 39
+255%
|
10−12
−255%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 18
+80%
|
10−11
−80%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 37
+131%
|
16−18
−131%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 33
+200%
|
10−12
−200%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 33
+175%
|
12−14
−175%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 37
+118%
|
16−18
−118%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 22
+100%
|
10−12
−100%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 18
+125%
|
8−9
−125%
|
| Metro Exodus | 11
+267%
|
3−4
−267%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9
+167%
|
3−4
−167%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 17
+113%
|
8−9
−113%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 13
+333%
|
3−4
−333%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 26
+2500%
|
1−2
−2500%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21
+163%
|
8−9
−163%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 24
+380%
|
5−6
−380%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 26
+271%
|
7−8
−271%
|
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10
+150%
|
4−5
−150%
|
| Metro Exodus | 7
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
+400%
|
2−3
−400%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 7
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 13 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 11
+120%
|
5−6
−120%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 11
+57.1%
|
7−8
−57.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 15
+275%
|
4−5
−275%
|
This is how GTX 1050 Mobile and R9 M385 compete in popular games:
- GTX 1050 Mobile is 143% faster in 900p
- GTX 1050 Mobile is 119% faster in 1080p
- GTX 1050 Mobile is 140% faster in 1440p
- GTX 1050 Mobile is 150% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Battlefield 5, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 1050 Mobile is 2500% faster than the R9 M385.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, GTX 1050 Mobile surpassed R9 M385 in all 41 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 11.53 | 5.32 |
| Recency | 3 January 2017 | 16 June 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4000 MB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
The GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M385 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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