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    Radeon R9 M385X vs Radeon Sky 500

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon R9 M385X and Radeon Sky 500. 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 Radeon R9 M385X and Radeon Sky 500. 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.
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    Radeon Sky 500

    Radeon R9 M385X is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon R9 M385X 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 M385X here:

    Radeon R9 M385X Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon R9 M385X Radeon Sky 500
    Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DisplayPort
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    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • Radeon R9 M385X and Radeon Sky 500 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Radeon R9 M385X is used in Laptops, and Radeon Sky 500 - in Desktops.
    • Radeon R9 M385X is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon Sky 500 - with GCN 1.0.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M385X is 150 MHz higher, than Radeon Sky 500.
    • Radeon R9 M385X and Radeon Sky 500 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 3300 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M385X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 8−9 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 18−20 60−65
    medium / 1080p 10−11 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 310% more, than Radeon R9 M385X.

    Full Specs

      Radeon R9 M385X Radeon Sky 500
    Architecture GCN GCN 1.0
    Code name Strato-XT-M3 Pitcairn
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 16 June 2015 27 March 2013
    Pipelines 896 1280
    Core clock speed 1100 MHz 950 MHz
    Boost Clock 1100 MHz
    Transistor count 2,080 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 61.60 76.00
    Floating-point performance 1,971 gflops 2,432 gflops
    Length 242 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 4800 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 154 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 6.3 5.1
    OpenGL 4.4 4.6
    OpenCL Not Listed 1.2
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Form factor full height / full length
    DisplayPort count 1
    Dual-link DVI support +
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