Quadro FX 3800 vs Radeon R9 M385

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro FX 3800 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 Quadro FX 3800 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

  Quadro FX 3800 Radeon R9 M385
Power consumption (TDP) 108 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Quadro FX 3800 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M385 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 M385 has 3 GB more memory, than Quadro FX 3800.
  • Quadro FX 3800 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M385 - in Laptops.
  • Quadro FX 3800 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M385 - with GCN.
  • Quadro FX 3800 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M385 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro FX 3800 is 100 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M385.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 10−12
ultra / 1080p 0−1 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 10−11 24−27
medium / 1080p 1−2 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 216% more, than Quadro FX 3800.

Full Specs

  Quadro FX 3800 Radeon R9 M385
Architecture Tesla 2.0 GCN
Code name GT200B Strato
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 30 March 2009 16 June 2015
Pipelines 192 896
Core clock speed 600 MHz
Boost Clock 1100 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 38.40 56.00
Floating-point performance 462.3 gflops 1,792 gflops
Length 198 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz 1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 51.2 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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