Radeon R6 M340DX vs R9 M385
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R9 M385 with Radeon R6 M340DX, including specs and performance data.
R9 M385 outperforms R6 M340DX by an impressive 87% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in the ranking | 607 | 785 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Architecture | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) |
GPU code name | Strato | Jet |
Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
Release date | 5 May 2015 (9 years ago) | 12 December 2015 (8 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 cores | 896 | 384 |
Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 955 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 1100 MHz | 1030 MHz |
Number of transistors | 2,080 million | 690 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
Texture fill rate | 56.00 | 24.72 |
Floating-point processing power | 1.792 TFLOPS | 0.791 TFLOPS |
ROPs | 16 | 8 |
TMUs | 56 | 24 |
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 size | medium sized | no data |
Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | IGP |
Width | no data | IGP |
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 | System Shared |
Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | System Shared |
Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | System Shared |
Memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | no data |
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 | No outputs | No 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.
DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 12 (11_1) |
Shader Model | 6.3 | 5.1 |
OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
OpenCL | Not Listed | 1.2 |
Vulkan | - | 1.2.131 |
Mantle | + | - |
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 HD | 16−18
+77.8%
| 9
−77.8%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
+50%
|
6−7
−50%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 14−16
+55.6%
|
9−10
−55.6%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
Battlefield 5 | 14−16
+180%
|
5−6
−180%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−12
+57.1%
|
7−8
−57.1%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
+50%
|
6−7
−50%
|
Far Cry 5 | 12−14
+140%
|
5−6
−140%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 14−16
+87.5%
|
8−9
−87.5%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+127%
|
14−16
−127%
|
Hitman 3 | 10−12
+37.5%
|
8−9
−37.5%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 30−35
+54.5%
|
21−24
−54.5%
|
Metro Exodus | 12−14
+333%
|
3−4
−333%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14−16
+100%
|
7−8
−100%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 18−20
+58.3%
|
12−14
−58.3%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 45−50
+23.1%
|
35−40
−23.1%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 14−16
+55.6%
|
9−10
−55.6%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
Battlefield 5 | 14−16
+180%
|
5−6
−180%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−12
+57.1%
|
7−8
−57.1%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
+50%
|
6−7
−50%
|
Far Cry 5 | 12−14
+140%
|
5−6
−140%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 14−16
+87.5%
|
8−9
−87.5%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+127%
|
14−16
−127%
|
Hitman 3 | 10−12
+37.5%
|
8−9
−37.5%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 30−35
+54.5%
|
21−24
−54.5%
|
Metro Exodus | 12−14
+333%
|
3−4
−333%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14−16
+100%
|
7−8
−100%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 18−20
+58.3%
|
12−14
−58.3%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
+28.6%
|
14−16
−28.6%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 45−50
+23.1%
|
35−40
−23.1%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 14−16
+55.6%
|
9−10
−55.6%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−12
+57.1%
|
7−8
−57.1%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
+50%
|
6−7
−50%
|
Far Cry 5 | 12−14
+140%
|
5−6
−140%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+127%
|
14−16
−127%
|
Hitman 3 | 10−12
+37.5%
|
8−9
−37.5%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 30−35
+54.5%
|
21−24
−54.5%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 18−20
+58.3%
|
12−14
−58.3%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
+500%
|
3
−500%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 45−50
+23.1%
|
35−40
−23.1%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14−16
+100%
|
7−8
−100%
|
1440p
High Preset
Battlefield 5 | 10−11
+100%
|
5−6
−100%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 8−9
+100%
|
4−5
−100%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
Far Cry 5 | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
+117%
|
6−7
−117%
|
Hitman 3 | 9−10
+12.5%
|
8−9
−12.5%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14
+71.4%
|
7−8
−71.4%
|
Metro Exodus | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−35
+100%
|
16−18
−100%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−11
+66.7%
|
6−7
−66.7%
|
4K
High Preset
Battlefield 5 | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
Hitman 3 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−11
+100%
|
5−6
−100%
|
Metro Exodus | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
Watch Dogs: Legion | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
4K
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
This is how R9 M385 and R6 M340DX compete in popular games:
- R9 M385 is 78% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the R9 M385 is 500% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, R9 M385 surpassed R6 M340DX in all 61 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 5.34 | 2.85 |
Recency | 5 May 2015 | 12 December 2015 |
R9 M385 has a 87.4% higher aggregate performance score.
R6 M340DX, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months.
The Radeon R9 M385 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R6 M340DX in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon R9 M385 is a notebook card while Radeon R6 M340DX 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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