Radeon R9 M385 vs GeForce GTX 675M SLI

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 675M SLI and Radeon R9 M385, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 675M SLI
2011
2 Watt
8.79
+64.6%

GTX 675M SLI outperforms R9 M385 by an impressive 65% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking488611
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.06no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code nameN12E-GTX2Strato
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date6 January 2011 (13 years ago)5 May 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores768896
Core clock speed620 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1100 MHz
Number of transistorsno data2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)2x 100 Wattno data
Texture fill rateno data56.00
Floating-point processing powerno data1.792 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data56

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizelargemedium sized
Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed3000 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data76.8 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs
Eyefinity-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync-+
HD3D-+
PowerTune-+
DualGraphics-+
TrueAudio-+
ZeroCore-+
Switchable graphics-+
Optimus+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11DirectX® 12
Shader Modelno data6.3
OpenGLno data4.4
OpenCLno dataNot Listed
Mantle-+
CUDA+-

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+92.9%
14−16
−92.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+63.6%
10−12
−63.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+66.7%
14−16
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+73.5%
30−35
−73.5%
Hitman 3 16−18
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+47.1%
30−35
−47.1%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+108%
12−14
−108%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+71.4%
14−16
−71.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+52.6%
18−20
−52.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+22.9%
45−50
−22.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+92.9%
14−16
−92.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+63.6%
10−12
−63.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+66.7%
14−16
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+73.5%
30−35
−73.5%
Hitman 3 16−18
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+47.1%
30−35
−47.1%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+108%
12−14
−108%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+71.4%
14−16
−71.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+52.6%
18−20
−52.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+22.9%
45−50
−22.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+63.6%
10−12
−63.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+73.5%
30−35
−73.5%
Hitman 3 16−18
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+47.1%
30−35
−47.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+52.6%
18−20
−52.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+22.9%
45−50
−22.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+71.4%
14−16
−71.4%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+177%
12−14
−177%
Hitman 3 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+64.7%
30−35
−64.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Hitman 3 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+240%
10−11
−240%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 675M SLI is 500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 675M SLI surpassed R9 M385 in all 68 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.79 5.34
Recency 6 January 2011 5 May 2015
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm

GTX 675M SLI has a 64.6% higher aggregate performance score.

R9 M385, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 675M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M385 in performance tests.


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