GeForce RTX 4060 vs Radeon R9 M385

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M385 with GeForce RTX 4060, including specs and performance data.

R9 M385
2015
4 GB GDDR5
5.33

RTX 4060 outperforms R9 M385 by a whopping 851% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking57951
Place by popularitynot in top-1003
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.4247.78
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameStratoAD107
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date16 June 2015 (9 years ago)18 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$299
Current price$999 $340 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4060 has 11276% 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 cores8963072
Core clock speedno data1830 MHz
Boost clock speed1100 MHz2460 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data115 Watt
Texture fill rate56.00236.2
Floating-point performance1,792 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M385 and GeForce RTX 4060 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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 sizedno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data240 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 12-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz17000 MHz
Memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s272.0 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 outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Eyefinity1no data
HDMIno 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
FreeSync1no data
HD3D+no data
PowerTune+no data
DualGraphics1no data
TrueAudio+no data
ZeroCore+no data
Switchable graphics1no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.36.7
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCLNot Listed3.0
Vulkanno data1.3
Mantle+no data
CUDAno data8.9

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 5.33
RTX 4060 50.68
+851%

GeForce RTX 4060 outperforms Radeon R9 M385 by 851% based on our aggregate 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
RTX 4060 19571
+850%

GeForce RTX 4060 outperforms Radeon R9 M385 by 850% 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:

Full HD14−16
−914%
142
+914%
1440p7−8
−943%
73
+943%
4K4−5
−1000%
44
+1000%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−893%
139
+893%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−963%
85−90
+963%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
−867%
85−90
+867%
Battlefield 5 16−18
−906%
160−170
+906%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−890%
95−100
+890%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−970%
107
+970%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−920%
100−110
+920%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−925%
120−130
+925%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−878%
170−180
+878%
Hitman 3 10−11
−920%
100−110
+920%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−900%
210−220
+900%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−975%
120−130
+975%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−1000%
110−120
+1000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−907%
272
+907%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
−1030%
110−120
+1030%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−963%
85−90
+963%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
−867%
85−90
+867%
Battlefield 5 16−18
−906%
160−170
+906%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−890%
95−100
+890%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−900%
90
+900%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−920%
100−110
+920%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−925%
120−130
+925%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−878%
170−180
+878%
Hitman 3 10−11
−920%
100−110
+920%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−900%
210−220
+900%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−875%
78
+875%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−1000%
110−120
+1000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−933%
217
+933%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−924%
215
+924%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
−1030%
110−120
+1030%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−963%
85−90
+963%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
−867%
85−90
+867%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−890%
95−100
+890%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−900%
80
+900%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−920%
100−110
+920%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−878%
170−180
+878%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−900%
210−220
+900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−956%
190
+956%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−1020%
112
+1020%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
−1030%
110−120
+1030%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−1000%
110−120
+1000%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
−930%
100−110
+930%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−892%
110−120
+892%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−1040%
55−60
+1040%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−900%
80−85
+900%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−860%
48
+860%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−1000%
110
+1000%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−1010%
110−120
+1010%
Hitman 3 7−8
−900%
70−75
+900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−867%
110−120
+867%
Metro Exodus 10−11
−1010%
111
+1010%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−913%
80−85
+913%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−900%
50−55
+900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−867%
85−90
+867%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−980%
50−55
+980%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−1050%
45−50
+1050%
Hitman 3 4−5
−950%
40−45
+950%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
−886%
65−70
+886%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−1050%
46
+1050%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−871%
68
+871%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1133%
35−40
+1133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−1067%
35−40
+1067%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−1067%
35−40
+1067%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−900%
20
+900%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−967%
30−35
+967%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−957%
70−75
+957%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
−886%
65−70
+886%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−867%
58
+867%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−1300%
27−30
+1300%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−860%
45−50
+860%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−883%
55−60
+883%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−975%
129
+975%

This is how R9 M385 and RTX 4060 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4060 is 914% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4060 is 943% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4060 is 1000% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.33 50.68
Recency 16 June 2015 18 May 2023
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm

The GeForce RTX 4060 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M385 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 M385 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4060 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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AMD Radeon R9 M385
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