Radeon R7 Carrizo vs Radeon R9 M385X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R7 Carrizo and Radeon R9 M385X, 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 R7 Carrizo stacks up against Radeon R9 M385X, check out specs charts below.
Radeon R7 Carrizo and Radeon R9 M385X are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon R7 Carrizo 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 Radeon R7 Carrizo or Radeon R9 M385X here:
Main Specs
Radeon R7 Carrizo
Radeon R9 M385X
Power consumption (TDP)
12-35 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon R7 Carrizo is build with GCN 1.2/2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M385X - with GCN.
Radeon R7 Carrizo and Radeon R9 M385X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
2−3
8−9
ultra / 1080p
0−1
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
18−20
medium / 1080p
5−6
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 71% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
6−7
14−16
ultra / 1080p
5−6
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
30−33
medium / 1080p
7−8
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385X in Battlefield 5 is 100% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 4% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
110−120
150−160
medium / 768p
90−95
120−130
ultra / 1080p
40−45
60−65
QHD / 1440p
24−27
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
high / 768p
65−70
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 38% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
18−20
21−24
medium / 1080p
40−45
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 Carrizo in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon R9 M385X.
low / 768p
70−75
85−90
medium / 768p
50−55
65−70
ultra / 1080p
27−30
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385X in Dota 2 is 27% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
3−4
10−11
ultra / 1080p
3−4
9−10
4K / 2160p
0−1
4−5
low / 720p
14−16
21−24
medium / 1080p
5−6
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385X in Far Cry 5 is 116% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
10−12
16−18
ultra / 1080p
6−7
12−14
QHD / 1440p
4−5
−
low / 720p
55−60
65−70
medium / 1080p
12−14
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385X in Fortnite is 40% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
7−8
14−16
ultra / 1080p
6−7
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
low / 720p
20−22
30−35
medium / 1080p
10−11
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385X in Forza Horizon 4 is 72% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
45−50
60−65
medium / 768p
−
50−55
high / 1080p
7−8
16−18
ultra / 1080p
3−4
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
35−40
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385X in Grand Theft Auto V is 52% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
1−2
5−6
ultra / 1080p
0−1
4−5
4K / 2160p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
6−7
16−18
medium / 1080p
3−4
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385X in Metro Exodus is 233% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
85−90
95−100
high / 1080p
65−70
95−100
ultra / 1080p
−
85−90
medium / 1080p
−
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385X in Minecraft is 25% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
high / 1080p
−
18−20
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
35−40
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 27% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
ultra / 1080p
3−4
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
6−7
14−16
medium / 1080p
−
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 120% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
14−16
30−35
medium / 768p
10−12
20−22
high / 1080p
5−6
10−12
ultra / 1080p
4−5
7−8
4K / 2160p
0−1
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 100% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
70−75
90−95
medium / 768p
35−40
45−50
ultra / 1080p
14−16
21−24
high / 768p
27−30
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385X in World of Tanks is 34% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
Full Specs
Radeon R7 Carrizo
Radeon R9 M385X
Architecture
GCN 1.2/2.0
GCN
Code name
Carrizo
Strato-XT-M3
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
4 June 2015
16 June 2015
Pipelines
512
896
Core clock speed
1100 MHz
Boost Clock
800 MHz
1100 MHz
Transistor count
2410 Million
2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
61.60
Floating-point performance
1,971 gflops
Memory bus width
64/128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
Shared memory
+
-
DirectX
DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model
6.3
OpenGL
4.4
OpenCL
Not Listed
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
Laptop size
medium sized
large
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
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