GeForce GT 735M vs Radeon R9 380X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 735M and Radeon R9 380X, 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 GeForce GT 735M stacks up against Radeon R9 380X, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GT 735M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GT 735M 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 GeForce GT 735M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 735M Radeon R9 380X
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 190 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 380X has 475% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 735M.
  • GeForce GT 735M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 380X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 380X has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 735M.
  • GeForce GT 735M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 380X - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 735M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 380X - with GCN 3.0.
  • GeForce GT 735M and Radeon R9 380X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 735M is 830 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 380X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 1−2 60−65
medium / 1080p 0−1 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than GeForce GT 735M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 735M Radeon R9 380X
Architecture Kepler GCN 3.0
Code name N14M-LP Antigua
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 1 April 2013 19 November 2015
Pipelines 384 2048
Core clock speed 575 MHz
Boost Clock 889 MHz 970 MHz
Transistor count 915 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 18.40 124.2
Floating-point performance 441.6 gflops 3,973 gflops
Length 221 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 - 2000 MHz 970 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 182.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.58 kh/s
FreeSync +
Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0
HDMI + +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 39 Mh/s
Standard memory configuration DDR3
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection +
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
TrueAudio +
ZeroCore +
Mantle +
Design reference
Bridgeless CrossFire +
Number of Eyefinity displays 6
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
VCE +
DDMA audio +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.89 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.63 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 175 Sol/s
Compute units 32
Form factor full height / full length
Blu-Ray 3D Support +
3D Vision / 3DTV Play +
High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
LiquidVR +
FRTC +
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