NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M vs AMD Radeon R9 M385

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Combined performance score

R9 M385
5.32

GeForce GTX 580M outperforms Radeon R9 M385 by 1% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking575574
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.402.37
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameStratoN12E-GTX2
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date16 June 2015 (8 years old)28 June 2011 (12 years old)
Current price$999 $170
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 580M has 493% better value for money than R9 M385.

Technical specs

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 cores896384
CUDA coresno data384
Core clock speedno data620 MHz
Boost clock speed1100 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,080 million1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data100 Watt
Texture fill rate56.0039.7 billion/sec
Floating-point performance1,792 gflops952.3 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M385 and GeForce GTX 580M 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 sizemedium sizedlarge
Bus supportPCIe 3.0PCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
SLI optionsno data+

Memory

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 amount4 GB2 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s96.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 outputsNo outputs
Eyefinity1no data

Technologies

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

AppAcceleration-no data
Enduro-no data
FreeSync1no data
HD3D+no data
PowerTune+no data
DualGraphics1no data
TrueAudio+no data
ZeroCore+no data
Switchable graphics1no data
3D Blu-Rayno data+
3D Gamingno data+
Optimusno data+

API support

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 API
Shader Model6.35.1
OpenGL4.44.5
OpenCLNot Listed1.1
Vulkanno dataN/A
Mantle+no data
CUDAno 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.

R9 M385 5.32
GTX 580M 5.35
+0.6%

GeForce GTX 580M outperforms Radeon R9 M385 by 1% in our combined 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%

R9 M385 2060
GTX 580M 2074
+0.7%

GeForce GTX 580M outperforms Radeon R9 M385 by 1% 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:

900p40−45
−5%
42
+5%
Full HD55−60
−1.8%
56
+1.8%
1200p40−45
−5%
42
+5%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Battlefield 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Hitman 3 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Battlefield 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Hitman 3 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Battlefield 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Hitman 3 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Hitman 3 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

This is how R9 M385 and GTX 580M compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • GTX 580M is 5% faster than R9 M385

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 580M is 1.8% faster than R9 M385

1200p resolution:

  • GTX 580M is 5% faster than R9 M385

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

  • in Battlefield 5, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 580M is 100% faster than the R9 M385.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 580M is ahead in 5 tests (8%)
  • there's a draw in 58 tests (92%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 5.32 5.35
Recency 16 June 2015 28 June 2011
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

We couldn't decide between Radeon R9 M385 and GeForce GTX 580M. The differences in performance seem too small.


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