GeForce 830M vs Radeon R9 M385

In this comparison between GeForce 830M and Radeon R9 M385 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce 830M will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 M385 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce 830M and Radeon R9 M385 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce 830M and Radeon R9 M385 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 GeForce 830M or Radeon R9 M385 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 830M Radeon R9 M385
Power consumption (TDP) 33 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 No outputs
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  • GeForce 830M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 M385 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 M385 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce 830M.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce 830M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M385 - with GCN.
  • GeForce 830M and Radeon R9 M385 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce 830M is 300 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M385.

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 GeForce 830M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 830M Radeon R9 M385
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name N15? Strato
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 12 March 2014 16 June 2015
Pipelines 256 896
Core clock speed 1029 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz 1100 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 18.40 56.00
Floating-point performance 588.8 gflops 1,792 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 67 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
TrueAudio +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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