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    Radeon R7 M380 vs Radeon R9 M485X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon R7 M380 and Radeon R9 M485X. 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 Radeon R7 M380 and Radeon R9 M485X. 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.
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    Radeon R7 M380 and Radeon R9 M485X are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Radeon R7 M380 and Radeon R9 M485X 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 M380 or Radeon R9 M485X here:

    Radeon R7 M380 Laptops
    Radeon R9 M485X Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon R7 M380 Radeon R9 M485X
    Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB MB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Radeon R7 M380 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M485X uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • Radeon R9 M485X has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 M380.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • Radeon R7 M380 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon R9 M485X - with GCN 3.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon R7 M380 is 192 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M485X.
    • Radeon R7 M380 and Radeon R9 M485X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M485X is 4000 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M380.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 6−7 24−27
    ultra / 1080p 4−5 14−16
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 10−11
    4K / 2160p − 6−7
    low / 720p 16−18 45−50
    medium / 1080p 8−9 30−35
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M485X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 233% more, than Radeon R7 M380.

    Full Specs

      Radeon R7 M380 Radeon R9 M485X
    Architecture GCN GCN 3
    Code name Tropo Amethyst
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 7 May 2015 14 May 2016
    Pipelines 640 2048
    Core clock speed 915 MHz 723 MHz
    Boost Clock 915 MHz
    Transistor count 1,500 million 5,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 36.60 92.54
    Floating-point performance 1,171 gflops 2,961 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1000 MHz 5000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 32 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.3
    OpenGL 4.4 4.6
    OpenCL Not Listed 2.0
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    Laptop size medium sized large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Compute units 10
    AppAcceleration +
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