Radeon RX Vega 10 vs R9 M385

Place in performance ranking	576	637
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	0.40	2.32
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	Vega (2017−2021)
GPU code name	Strato	Vega Raven Ridge
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	16 June 2015 (8 years ago)	26 October 2017 (6 years ago)
Current price	$999	$449

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX Vega 10 has 480% 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 cores	896	640
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz	1300 MHz
Number of transistors	2,080 million	4,940 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	56.00	52.00
Floating-point performance	1,792 gflops	no data

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M385 and Radeon RX Vega 10 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 size	medium sized	no data
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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 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	-	-

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 Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Eyefinity	1	no 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
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	+	no data
PowerTune	+	no data
DualGraphics	1	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
ZeroCore	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data

API support

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 (12_1)
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 5.32
+25.5%

RX Vega 10 4.24

R9 M385 outperforms RX Vega 10 by 25% based on our aggregated 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
+25.6%

RX Vega 10 1640

R9 M385 outperforms RX Vega 10 by 26% 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
+23.5%

−23.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

9−10

−33.3%

12
+33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +11.1%	9 −11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −140%	12 +140%
Battlefield 5	16−18 −18.8%	19 +18.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +13.3%	14−16 −13.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +0%	9 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −9.1%	12 +9.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +0%	12 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +0%	17 +0%
Hitman 3	12−14 −33.3%	16 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +25%	8 −25%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −40%	14 +40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +30%	10 −30%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 −100%	14 +100%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +42.9%	7 −42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −60%	8 +60%
Battlefield 5	16−18 +0%	16 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +13.3%	14−16 −13.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +80%	5 −80%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +0%	11 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +9.1%	11 −9.1%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +21.4%	14 −21.4%
Hitman 3	12−14 +71.4%	7 −71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +33.3%	6 −33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +160%	5 −160%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −9.1%	12 +9.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 −71.4%	12 +71.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Battlefield 5	16−18 −6.3%	17 +6.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +10%	10 −10%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +30.8%	12−14 −30.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +37.5%	8 −37.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Hitman 3	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +9.1%	10−12 −9.1%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Hitman 3	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3	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%
Battlefield 5	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

This is how R9 M385 and RX Vega 10 compete in popular games:

R9 M385 is 23.5% faster than RX Vega 10 in 1080p

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

in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the R9 M385 is 160% faster than the RX Vega 10.
in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX Vega 10 is 140% faster than the R9 M385.

All in all, in popular games: