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    GeForce GTX 960M vs Radeon R9 M385X

    In this comparison between GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon R9 M385X you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 960M will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 M385X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon R9 M385X are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 960M 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 GTX 960M or Radeon R9 M385X here:

    GeForce GTX 960M Laptops
    Radeon R9 M385X Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 960M Radeon R9 M385X
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 960M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 M385X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon R9 M385X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 960M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M385X - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M385X is 4 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960M.
    • GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon R9 M385X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 960M is 1000 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M385X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 18−20 8−9
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 5−6
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
    4K / 2160p 4−5 −
    low / 720p 35−40 18−20
    medium / 1080p 21−24 10−11
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 120% more, than Radeon R9 M385X.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 960M Radeon R9 M385X
    Architecture Maxwell GCN
    Code name N16P-GX Strato-XT-M3
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 12 March 2015 16 June 2015
    Pipelines 640 896
    Core clock speed 1096 MHz 1100 MHz
    Boost Clock 1202 MHz 1100 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 2,080 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 47.04 61.60
    Floating-point performance 1,505 gflops 1,971 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 1500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 80 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 +
    CUDA cores 640
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 175 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized large
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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