GeForce 720A vs Radeon R9 M385

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 720A and Radeon R9 M385. 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 GeForce 720A and Radeon R9 M385. 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.

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:

Main Specs

  GeForce 720A Radeon R9 M385
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce 720A is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M385 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 M385 has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce 720A.
  • GeForce 720A is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M385 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce 720A is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M385 - with GCN.
  • GeForce 720A and Radeon R9 M385 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce 720A is 500 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M385.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 10−12
ultra / 1080p 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 1−2 24−27
medium / 1080p 0−1 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2400% more, than GeForce 720A.

Full Specs

  GeForce 720A Radeon R9 M385
Architecture Fermi 2.0 GCN
Code name GF117 Strato
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 1 July 2014 16 June 2015
Pipelines 96 896
Core clock speed 775 MHz
Boost Clock 938 MHz 1100 MHz
Transistor count 585 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 15.01 56.00
Floating-point performance 360.2 gflops 1,792 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 16 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 Not Listed
Vulkan N/A
CUDA 2.1
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Laptop size medium sized
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
TrueAudio +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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