GeForce 825M vs Radeon R9 M385X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 825M and Radeon R9 M385X, 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 825M stacks up against Radeon R9 M385X, check out specs charts below.
GeForce 825M and Radeon R9 M385X are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce 825M and Radeon R9 M385X 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 825M or Radeon R9 M385X here:
Main Specs
GeForce 825M
Radeon R9 M385X
Power consumption (TDP)
33 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
DDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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GeForce 825M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 M385X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 M385X has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce 825M.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce 825M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 M385X - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M385X is 250 MHz higher, than GeForce 825M.
GeForce 825M and Radeon R9 M385X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce 825M is 300 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M385X.
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
0−1
8−9
ultra / 1080p
−
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
2−3
18−20
medium / 1080p
0−1
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 850% more, than GeForce 825M.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
−
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
0−1
30−33
medium / 1080p
−
14−16
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
35−40
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 4% more, than GeForce 825M.
low / 768p
55−60
150−160
medium / 768p
30−33
120−130
ultra / 1080p
6−7
60−65
QHD / 1440p
−
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
high / 768p
18−20
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 285% more, than GeForce 825M.
low / 768p
65−70
55−60
ultra / 1080p
5−6
21−24
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than GeForce 825M.
low / 768p
55−60
85−90
medium / 768p
14−16
65−70
ultra / 1080p
0−1
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385X in Dota 2 is 113% more, than GeForce 825M.
high / 1080p
−
10−11
ultra / 1080p
−
9−10
4K / 2160p
−
4−5
low / 720p
0−1
21−24
medium / 1080p
−
10−11
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
−
12−14
low / 720p
21−24
65−70
medium / 1080p
0−1
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385X in Fortnite is 204% more, than GeForce 825M.
high / 1080p
0−1
14−16
ultra / 1080p
−
12−14
QHD / 1440p
−
2−3
low / 720p
0−1
30−35
medium / 1080p
0−1
16−18
low / 768p
18−20
60−65
medium / 768p
−
50−55
high / 1080p
0−1
16−18
ultra / 1080p
−
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
12−14
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385X in Grand Theft Auto V is 226% more, than GeForce 825M.
high / 1080p
−
5−6
ultra / 1080p
−
4−5
4K / 2160p
−
1−2
low / 720p
0−1
16−18
medium / 1080p
−
7−8
low / 768p
80−85
95−100
high / 1080p
60−65
95−100
ultra / 1080p
50−55
85−90
medium / 1080p
75−80
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385X in Minecraft is 39% more, than GeForce 825M.
high / 1080p
−
18−20
ultra / 1080p
−
14−16
low / 720p
10−11
35−40
medium / 1080p
10−11
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 180% more, than GeForce 825M.
ultra / 1080p
−
8−9
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
low / 720p
0−1
14−16
medium / 1080p
−
12−14
low / 768p
0−1
30−35
medium / 768p
−
20−22
high / 1080p
−
10−12
ultra / 1080p
−
7−8
4K / 2160p
−
6−7
low / 768p
45−50
90−95
medium / 768p
16−18
45−50
ultra / 1080p
0−1
21−24
high / 768p
12−14
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385X in World of Tanks is 140% more, than GeForce 825M.
Full Specs
GeForce 825M
Radeon R9 M385X
Architecture
Kepler
GCN
Code name
GK208
Strato-XT-M3
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
27 January 2014
16 June 2015
Pipelines
384
896
Core clock speed
850 MHz
1100 MHz
Boost Clock
941 MHz
1100 MHz
Transistor count
915 million
2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
30.11
61.60
Floating-point performance
722.7 gflops
1,971 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
4.6
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Not Listed
Vulkan
1.1.126
CUDA
+
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
Laptop size
medium sized
large
Optimus
+
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
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