RTX A2000 Mobile vs Radeon R9 M385

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M385 with RTX A2000 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

R9 M385
2015
4 GB GDDR5
5.34

RTX A2000 Mobile outperforms R9 M385 by a whopping 382% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking607207
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data18.76
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameStratoGA106
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date5 May 2015 (9 years ago)12 April 2021 (3 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 cores8962560
Core clock speed900 MHz893 MHz
Boost clock speed1100 MHz1358 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data95 Watt
Texture fill rate56.00108.6
Floating-point processing power1.792 TFLOPS6.953 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs5680
Tensor Coresno data80
Ray Tracing Coresno data20

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 sizemedium sizedlarge
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16

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 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s176.0 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 outputsNo 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+-

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.36.6
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCLNot Listed3.0
Vulkan-1.2
Mantle+-
CUDA-8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 5.34
RTX A2000 Mobile 25.73
+382%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

R9 M385 2060
RTX A2000 Mobile 9929
+382%

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 HD16−18
−388%
78
+388%
1440p8−9
−438%
43
+438%
4K8−9
−400%
40
+400%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−722%
74
+722%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−300%
55−60
+300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−817%
55
+817%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−500%
80−85
+500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−373%
50−55
+373%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−589%
62
+589%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−392%
55−60
+392%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−347%
65−70
+347%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−335%
140−150
+335%
Hitman 3 10−12
−373%
50−55
+373%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−244%
110−120
+244%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−577%
85−90
+577%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−371%
65−70
+371%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−358%
85−90
+358%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−117%
100−110
+117%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−300%
55−60
+300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−550%
39
+550%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−500%
80−85
+500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−373%
50−55
+373%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−456%
50
+456%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−392%
55−60
+392%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−347%
65−70
+347%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−335%
140−150
+335%
Hitman 3 10−12
−373%
50−55
+373%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−244%
110−120
+244%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−577%
85−90
+577%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−371%
65−70
+371%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−468%
108
+468%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−206%
55−60
+206%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−117%
100−110
+117%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−300%
55−60
+300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−433%
32
+433%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−373%
50−55
+373%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−356%
41
+356%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−392%
55−60
+392%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−335%
140−150
+335%
Hitman 3 10−12
−373%
50−55
+373%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−244%
110−120
+244%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−395%
94
+395%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−178%
50
+178%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+65.5%
29
−65.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−371%
65−70
+371%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
−390%
45−50
+390%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−388%
35−40
+388%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−440%
27−30
+440%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 27
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−480%
27−30
+480%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1150%
25
+1150%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−383%
27−30
+383%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−1031%
140−150
+1031%
Hitman 3 9−10
−244%
30−35
+244%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−342%
50−55
+342%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−1533%
49
+1533%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−700%
30−35
+700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−321%
140−150
+321%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−330%
40−45
+330%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−525%
24−27
+525%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−400%
20−22
+400%
Hitman 3 1−2
−1900%
20−22
+1900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−1210%
130−140
+1210%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−1350%
27−30
+1350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−3200%
33
+3200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−433%
16−18
+433%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−650%
14−16
+650%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 6−7
Far Cry 5 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−600%
35−40
+600%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−450%
10−12
+450%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−267%
21−24
+267%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 63
+0%
63
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35
+0%
35
+0%

This is how R9 M385 and RTX A2000 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX A2000 Mobile is 388% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A2000 Mobile is 438% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A2000 Mobile is 400% faster in 4K

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R9 M385 is 66% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX A2000 Mobile is 3200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R9 M385 is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • RTX A2000 Mobile is ahead in 67 tests (96%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.34 25.73
Recency 5 May 2015 12 April 2021
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm

RTX A2000 Mobile has a 381.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A2000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M385 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 M385 is a notebook graphics card while RTX A2000 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.


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AMD Radeon R9 M385
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