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    Radeon R9 M385X vs Radeon RX 560 mobile

    In this comparison between Radeon R9 M385X and Radeon RX 560 mobile 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 Radeon R9 M385X will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX 560 mobile will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    Radeon R9 M385X and Radeon RX 560 mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Radeon R9 M385X and Radeon RX 560 mobile 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 Radeon R9 M385X or Radeon RX 560 mobile here:

    Radeon R9 M385X Laptops
    Radeon RX 560 mobile Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon R9 M385X Radeon RX 560 mobile
    Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Radeon R9 M385X is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 560 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • Radeon R9 M385X and Radeon RX 560 mobile have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • Radeon R9 M385X is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon RX 560 mobile - with Polaris.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 560 mobile is 75 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M385X.
    • Radeon R9 M385X is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 560 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 560 mobile is 4500 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M385X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 8−9 18−20
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 18−20 35−40
    medium / 1080p 10−11 21−24
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 120% more, than Radeon R9 M385X.

    Full Specs

      Radeon R9 M385X Radeon RX 560 mobile
    Architecture GCN Polaris
    Code name Strato-XT-M3 Polaris 11
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 16 June 2015 5 January 2017
    Pipelines 896 1024
    Core clock speed 1100 MHz 1175 MHz
    Boost Clock 1100 MHz 1275 MHz
    Transistor count 2,080 million 3,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 61.60 58.97
    Floating-point performance 1,971 gflops 2,462 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 6000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 96 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 6.3 6.4
    OpenGL 4.4 4.6
    OpenCL Not Listed 2.0
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    FreeSync + +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    Laptop size large large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
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