GeForce 8800M GTS vs Radeon R9 M385X

Place in performance ranking	585	1070
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.39	0.07
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code name	Strato-XT-M3	NB8E-GT
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	16 June 2015 (9 years ago)	19 November 2007 (16 years ago)
Current price	$999	$110

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 M385X has 457% better value for money than 8800M GTS.

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	64
CUDA cores	no data	64
Core clock speed	1100 MHz	500 MHz
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	2,080 million	754 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	61.60	16.00
Floating-point performance	1,971 gflops	160 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M385X and GeForce 8800M GTS 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	large	large
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-HE

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	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	51.2 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	No outputs
Eyefinity	1	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	no data
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	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	6.3	4.0
OpenGL	4.4	3.3
OpenCL	Not Listed	1.1
Vulkan	no data	N/A
Mantle	+	no data
CUDA	no data	1.1

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 M385X 5.16
+421%

8800M GTS 0.99

Radeon R9 M385X outperforms GeForce 8800M GTS by 421% 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 M385X 1993
+422%

8800M GTS 382

Radeon R9 M385X outperforms GeForce 8800M GTS by 422% in Passmark.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

R9 M385X 12453
+388%

8800M GTS 2552

Radeon R9 M385X outperforms GeForce 8800M GTS by 388% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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

26
+550%

4−5

−550%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

9−10

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6	0−1
Battlefield 5	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10	no data
Far Cry 5	10−12	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16	no data
Forza Horizon 4	24−27	no data
Hitman 3	10−11	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27	no data
Metro Exodus	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6	0−1
Battlefield 5	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10	no data
Far Cry 5	10−12	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16	no data
Forza Horizon 4	24−27	no data
Hitman 3	10−11	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27	no data
Metro Exodus	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	22	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10	no data
Far Cry 5	10−12	no data
Forza Horizon 4	24−27	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	no data
Far Cry 5	8−9	no data
Forza Horizon 4	9−10	no data
Hitman 3	9−10	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14	no data
Metro Exodus	3−4	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4	no data
Hitman 3	1−2	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4	no data
Forza Horizon 4	4−5	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6	no data
Metro Exodus	6−7	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1