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    Radeon HD 8730M vs Radeon R9 M385

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 8730M 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 Radeon HD 8730M stacks up against Radeon R9 M385, check out specs charts below.
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    Radeon HD 8730M and Radeon R9 M385 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Radeon HD 8730M and Radeon R9 M385 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 Radeon HD 8730M or Radeon R9 M385 here:

    Radeon HD 8730M Laptops
    Radeon R9 M385 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon HD 8730M Radeon R9 M385
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Radeon HD 8730M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 M385 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon R9 M385 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 8730M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • Radeon HD 8730M and Radeon R9 M385 are build with GCN architecture.
    • Radeon HD 8730M and Radeon R9 M385 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8730M is 500 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M385.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 10−12
    ultra / 1080p − 6−7
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
    low / 720p 1−2 24−27
    medium / 1080p 0−1 12−14
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2400% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.

    Full Specs

      Radeon HD 8730M Radeon R9 M385
    Architecture GCN GCN
    Code name Mars Strato
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 16 November 2012 16 June 2015
    Pipelines 384 896
    Core clock speed 650 MHz
    Boost Clock 700 MHz 1100 MHz
    Transistor count 950 million 2,080 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 16.80 56.00
    Floating-point performance 537.6 gflops 1,792 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 1500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 32 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.3
    OpenGL 4.6 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    Laptop size medium sized medium sized
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    TrueAudio +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
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