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    Radeon R7 M270DX vs Radeon R9 M385

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R7 M270DX 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 R7 M270DX stacks up against Radeon R9 M385, check out specs charts below.
    Radeon R7 M270DX
    Radeon R9 M385 Check Price

    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

      Radeon R7 M270DX Radeon R9 M385
    Interface IGP PCIe 3.0 x16
    Memory type System Shared GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Radeon R7 M270DX is connected by IGP, and Radeon R9 M385 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon R7 M270DX is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M385 - in Laptops.
    • Radeon R7 M270DX is build with GCN 3.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M385 - with GCN.
    • Radeon R7 M270DX and Radeon R9 M385 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 2−3 10−12
    ultra / 1080p 0−1 6−7
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
    low / 720p 12−14 24−27
    medium / 1080p 3−4 12−14
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 166% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX.

    Full Specs

      Radeon R7 M270DX Radeon R9 M385
    Architecture GCN 3.0 GCN
    Code name Topaz Strato
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 11 June 2014 16 June 2015
    Pipelines 384 896
    Core clock speed 900 MHz
    Boost Clock 940 MHz 1100 MHz
    Transistor count 1,550 million 2,080 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 22.56 56.00
    Floating-point performance 1,792 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 6.3 6.3
    OpenGL 4.6 4.4
    OpenCL 2.0 Not Listed
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    Laptop size medium sized
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    TrueAudio +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
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