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    Quadro CX vs Radeon R9 M385

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro CX and Radeon R9 M385, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Quadro CX stacks up against Radeon R9 M385, check out specs charts below.
    Quadro CX
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    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:

    Radeon R9 M385 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Quadro CX Radeon R9 M385
    Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video No outputs
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    • Quadro CX is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M385 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Quadro CX has 1532 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M385.
    • Quadro CX is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M385 - in Laptops.
    • Quadro CX is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M385 - with GCN.
    • Quadro CX is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M385 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Quadro CX is 100 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M385.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 1−2 10−12
    ultra / 1080p 0−1 6−7
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
    low / 720p 10−12 24−27
    medium / 1080p 2−3 12−14
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 220% more, than Quadro CX.

    Full Specs

      Quadro CX Radeon R9 M385
    Architecture Tesla 2.0 GCN
    Code name GT200B Strato
    Type Workstation Laptop
    Release date 11 November 2008 16 June 2015
    Pipelines 192 896
    Core clock speed 602 MHz
    Boost Clock 1100 MHz
    Transistor count 1,400 million 2,080 million
    Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 38.53 56.00
    Floating-point performance 462.3 gflops 1,792 gflops
    Length 267 mm
    Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1600 MHz 1500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 11.1 (10_0)
    Shader Model 4.0 6.3
    OpenGL 3.3 4.4
    OpenCL 1.1 Not Listed
    Vulkan N/A
    CUDA 1.3
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    Laptop size medium sized
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    TrueAudio +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
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