GeForce GT 740A vs Radeon R9 M385

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GT 740A and Radeon R9 M385. 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 GT 740A and Radeon R9 M385. 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.

Radeon R9 M385 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M385 is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 Radeon R9 M385 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 740A Radeon R9 M385
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GT 740A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 M385 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 M385 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 740A.
  • GeForce GT 740A is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M385 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GT 740A is build with Kepler 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M385 - with GCN.
  • GeForce GT 740A and Radeon R9 M385 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 740A is 300 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M385.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 10−12
ultra / 1080p 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 1−2 24−27
medium / 1080p 0−1 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2400% more, than GeForce GT 740A.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 740A Radeon R9 M385
Architecture Kepler 2.0 GCN
Code name GK208 Strato
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 26 August 2013 16 June 2015
Pipelines 384 896
Core clock speed 980 MHz
Boost Clock 1100 MHz
Transistor count 915 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 31.36 56.00
Floating-point performance 752.6 gflops 1,792 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 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 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 3.5
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Laptop size medium sized
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
TrueAudio +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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