NVS 810 vs Radeon R9 M385

In this comparison between NVS 810 and Radeon R9 M385 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 NVS 810 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 M385 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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

  NVS 810 Radeon R9 M385
Power consumption (TDP) 68 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 8x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon R9 M385 has 2 GB more memory, than NVS 810.
  • NVS 810 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M385 - in Laptops.
  • NVS 810 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M385 - with GCN.
  • NVS 810 and Radeon R9 M385 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of NVS 810 is 300 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M385.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 10−12
ultra / 1080p 1−2 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 12−14 24−27
medium / 1080p 4−5 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 180% more, than NVS 810.

Full Specs

  NVS 810 Radeon R9 M385
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name GM107 Strato
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 4 November 2015 16 June 2015
Pipelines 512 896
Core clock speed 902 MHz
Boost Clock 1033 MHz 1100 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 33.06 56.00
Floating-point performance 2x 1,058 gflops 1,792 gflops
Length 198 mm
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 5.0
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Laptop size medium sized
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
TrueAudio +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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