GeForce GTX 960A vs Radeon R9 M385X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 960A 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 GTX 960A 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.

Radeon R9 M385X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M385X 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 M385X here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 960A Radeon R9 M385X
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 960A is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 M385X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 M385X has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 960A.
  • GeForce GTX 960A is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M385X - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 960A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M385X - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M385X is 71 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960A.
  • GeForce GTX 960A and Radeon R9 M385X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 960A is 3512 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M385X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 8−9
ultra / 1080p 7−8 5−6
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 18−20
medium / 1080p 14−16 10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than Radeon R9 M385X.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 960A Radeon R9 M385X
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name GM107 Strato-XT-M3
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 13 March 2015 16 June 2015
Pipelines 640 896
Core clock speed 1029 MHz 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 1085 MHz 1100 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 43.40 61.60
Floating-point performance 1,389 gflops 1,971 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80.19 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 5.0
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 180 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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