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    Radeon R9 290X vs Radeon R9 M385X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon R9 290X and Radeon R9 M385X. 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 R9 290X and Radeon R9 M385X. 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 R9 M385X is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon R9 M385X 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 M385X here:

    Radeon R9 M385X Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon R9 290X Radeon R9 M385X
    Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • Radeon R9 290X and Radeon R9 M385X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Radeon R9 290X is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M385X - in Laptops.
    • Radeon R9 290X and Radeon R9 M385X are build with GCN architecture.
    • Radeon R9 290X and Radeon R9 M385X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M385X is 250 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 290X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 8−9
    ultra / 1080p 24−27 5−6
    QHD / 1440p 18−20 0−1
    4K / 2160p 10−11 −
    low / 720p 60−65 18−20
    medium / 1080p 45−50 10−11
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 330% more, than Radeon R9 M385X.

    Full Specs

      Radeon R9 290X Radeon R9 M385X
    Architecture GCN GCN
    Code name Hawaii XT Strato-XT-M3
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 24 October 2013 16 June 2015
    Pipelines 2816 896
    Core clock speed 1100 MHz
    Boost Clock 947 MHz 1100 MHz
    Transistor count 6,200 million 2,080 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 176.0 61.60
    Floating-point performance 5,632 gflops 1,971 gflops
    Length 275 mm
    Memory bus width 512 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 1500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 320 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    Shader Model 6.3 6.3
    OpenGL 4.6 4.4
    OpenCL 2.0 Not Listed
    Vulkan +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.76 kh/s
    FreeSync + +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 623 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity + +
    HD3D + +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    TrueAudio +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Design reference
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    DDMA audio +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.07 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 25.75 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 350 Sol/s
    AppAcceleration +
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
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