GeForce GTX 580M vs Radeon R9 M385
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 580M and Radeon R9 M385, 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 GTX 580M stacks up against Radeon R9 M385, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 580M and Radeon R9 M385 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce GTX 580M 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 GTX 580M or Radeon R9 M385 here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 580M
Radeon R9 M385
Power consumption (TDP)
100 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 MB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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GeForce GTX 580M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 M385 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 M385 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 580M.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 580M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 M385 - with GCN.
GeForce GTX 580M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M385 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 580M and Radeon R9 M385 is 1500 MHz.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
10−12
10−12
ultra / 1080p
6−7
6−7
QHD / 1440p
1−2
1−2
low / 720p
24−27
24−27
medium / 1080p
14−16
12−14
GeForce GTX 580M and Radeon R9 M385 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p
18−20
18−20
ultra / 1080p
16−18
14−16
QHD / 1440p
2−3
1−2
low / 720p
40−45
35−40
medium / 1080p
20−22
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M in Battlefield 5 is 11% more, than Radeon R9 M385.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 580M and Radeon R9 M385 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
180−190
170−180
medium / 768p
150−160
140−150
ultra / 1080p
75−80
75−80
QHD / 1440p
45−50
40−45
4K / 2160p
30−33
30−33
high / 768p
110−120
110−120
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 4% more, than Radeon R9 M385.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
30−35
30−33
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
GeForce GTX 580M and Radeon R9 M385 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
95−100
95−100
medium / 768p
80−85
75−80
ultra / 1080p
50−55
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M in Dota 2 is 4% more, than Radeon R9 M385.
high / 1080p
12−14
12−14
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
4K / 2160p
5−6
5−6
low / 720p
30−33
27−30
medium / 1080p
14−16
14−16
GeForce GTX 580M and Radeon R9 M385 have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p
20−22
20−22
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
80−85
80−85
medium / 1080p
40−45
35−40
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M in Fortnite is 2% more, than Radeon R9 M385.
high / 1080p
20−22
18−20
ultra / 1080p
16−18
14−16
QHD / 1440p
5−6
5−6
low / 720p
40−45
35−40
medium / 1080p
21−24
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M in Forza Horizon 4 is 10% more, than Radeon R9 M385.
low / 768p
70−75
70−75
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
high / 1080p
21−24
21−24
ultra / 1080p
9−10
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 580M and Radeon R9 M385 have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p
7−8
7−8
ultra / 1080p
5−6
5−6
4K / 2160p
1−2
1−2
low / 720p
21−24
21−24
medium / 1080p
10−11
9−10
GeForce GTX 580M and Radeon R9 M385 have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p
100−110
100−110
ultra / 1080p
95−100
90−95
medium / 1080p
100−110
100−105
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M in Minecraft is 2% more, than Radeon R9 M385.
high / 1080p
20−22
18−20
ultra / 1080p
16−18
16−18
low / 720p
45−50
45−50
medium / 1080p
21−24
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 3% more, than Radeon R9 M385.
high / 1080p
12−14
12−14
ultra / 1080p
8−9
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
20−22
medium / 1080p
14−16
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 7% more, than Radeon R9 M385.
low / 768p
40−45
35−40
medium / 768p
24−27
24−27
high / 1080p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
9−10
8−9
4K / 2160p
7−8
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 11% more, than Radeon R9 M385.
low / 768p
95−100
95−100
medium / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
27−30
27−30
high / 768p
45−50
45−50
GeForce GTX 580M and Radeon R9 M385 have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 580M
Radeon R9 M385
Architecture
Fermi
GCN
Code name
N12E-GTX2
Strato
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
28 June 2011
16 June 2015
Pipelines
384
896
Core clock speed
620 MHz
Boost Clock
1100 MHz
Transistor count
1,950 million
2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
39.7 billion/sec
56.00
Floating-point performance
952.3 gflops
1,792 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
1500 MHz
1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth
96.0 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 API
Shader Model
5.1
6.3
OpenGL
4.5
4.4
OpenCL
1.1
Not Listed
Vulkan
N/A
CUDA
+
FreeSync
+
CUDA cores
384
Bus support
PCI-E 2.0
PCIe 3.0
SLI options
+
3D Blu-Ray
+
3D Gaming
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
40 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
medium sized
Optimus
+
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
TrueAudio
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
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