Radeon RX 590 vs R9 M385

Place in performance ranking	579	207
Place by popularity	not in top-100	85
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.42	31.78
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	Polaris (2016−2019)
GPU code name	Strato	Polaris 30
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	16 June 2015 (9 years ago)	15 November 2018 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$279
Current price	$999	$133 (0.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 590 has 7467% 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 cores	896	2304
Core clock speed	no data	1469 MHz
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz	1545 MHz
Number of transistors	2,080 million	5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	175 Watt
Texture fill rate	56.00	222.5
Floating-point performance	1,792 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M385 and Radeon RX 590 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 size	medium sized	no data
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	241 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 8-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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	256.0 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 Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Eyefinity	1	no data
HDMI	no 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
FreeSync	1	+
HD3D	+	no data
PowerTune	+	no data
DualGraphics	1	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
ZeroCore	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.3	6.4
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	Not Listed	2.0
Vulkan	no data	1.2.131
Mantle	+	no 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 5.33

RX 590 24.37
+357%

RX 590 outperforms R9 M385 by 357% 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

RX 590 9413
+357%

RX 590 outperforms R9 M385 by 357% 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 HD	21−24 −381%	101 +381%
1440p	12−14 −375%	57 +375%
4K	8−9 −363%	37 +363%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

8−9
−400%

40−45

+400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −364%	65 +364%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −378%	86 +378%
Battlefield 5	27−30 −404%	136 +404%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −393%	69 +393%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −400%	40−45 +400%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −400%	90 +400%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 −400%	90 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −400%	120 +400%
Hitman 3	10−11 −390%	45−50 +390%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 −427%	158 +427%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −359%	124 +359%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 −406%	91 +406%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −407%	137 +407%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −414%	72 +414%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −440%	54 +440%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −421%	73 +421%
Battlefield 5	24−27 −408%	122 +408%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −433%	64 +433%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −400%	40−45 +400%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −363%	74 +363%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −407%	71 +407%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −371%	259 +371%
Hitman 3	10−11 −390%	45−50 +390%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 −378%	287 +378%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −400%	90 +400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −375%	76 +375%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −375%	114 +375%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −389%	88 +389%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −375%	261 +375%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −388%	39 +388%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −417%	62 +417%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −360%	46 +360%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −400%	40−45 +400%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −358%	55 +358%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −406%	91 +406%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −433%	96 +433%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 −376%	100 +376%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −410%	51 +410%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 −400%	35 +400%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

−433%

64
+433%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 −360%	45−50 +360%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −386%	68 +386%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −400%	24−27 +400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −390%	49 +390%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −400%	14−16 +400%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −367%	40−45 +367%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −380%	45−50 +380%
Hitman 3	6−7 −383%	27−30 +383%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −414%	72 +414%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −383%	58 +383%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 −400%	25 +400%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10
−378%

+378%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 −388%	39 +388%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −420%	26 +420%
Hitman 3	4−5 −375%	18−20 +375%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 −367%	27−30 +367%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 −380%	24 +380%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −433%	32 +433%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −375%	19 +375%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −367%	42 +367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −400%	20 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −500%	6−7 +500%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −467%	17 +467%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −360%	46 +360%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −400%	40 +400%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −417%	31 +417%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −550%	13 +550%