GeForce 930MX vs Radeon R9 M385X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 930MX and Radeon R9 M385X. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce 930MX and Radeon R9 M385X. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce 930MX and Radeon R9 M385X are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce 930MX and Radeon R9 M385X are only used in laptop graphics. They have lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce 930MX or Radeon R9 M385X here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 930MX Radeon R9 M385X
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce 930MX is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 M385X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 M385X has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce 930MX.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce 930MX is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M385X - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M385X is 148 MHz higher, than GeForce 930MX.
  • GeForce 930MX and Radeon R9 M385X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce 930MX is 500 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M385X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 8−9
ultra / 1080p 2−3 5−6
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 18−20
medium / 1080p 7−8 10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 42% more, than GeForce 930MX.

Full Specs

  GeForce 930MX Radeon R9 M385X
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name N16S-GMR Strato-XT-M3
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 10 March 2016 16 June 2015
Pipelines 384 896
Core clock speed 952 MHz 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 1020 MHz 1100 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 24.48 61.60
Floating-point performance 783.4 gflops 1,971 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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