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    Radeon R9 M385X vs Radeon R9 M470

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R9 M385X and Radeon R9 M470, 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 Radeon R9 M385X stacks up against Radeon R9 M470, check out specs charts below.
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    Radeon R9 M385X and Radeon R9 M470 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Radeon R9 M385X and Radeon R9 M470 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 R9 M470 here:

    Radeon R9 M385X Laptops
    Radeon R9 M470 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon R9 M385X Radeon R9 M470
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • Radeon R9 M385X and Radeon R9 M470 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • Radeon R9 M385X is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon R9 M470 - with GCN 2.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M385X is 100 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M470.
    • Radeon R9 M385X and Radeon R9 M470 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M470 is 4500 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M385X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 8−9 12−14
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 7−8
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 2−3
    low / 720p 18−20 24−27
    medium / 1080p 10−11 14−16
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than Radeon R9 M385X.

    Full Specs

      Radeon R9 M385X Radeon R9 M470
    Architecture GCN GCN 2
    Code name Strato-XT-M3 Saturn
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 16 June 2015 14 May 2016
    Pipelines 896 768
    Core clock speed 1100 MHz 1000 MHz
    Boost Clock 1100 MHz 1000 MHz
    Transistor count 2,080 million 2,080 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 61.60 48.00
    Floating-point performance 1,971 gflops 1,536 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 6.3
    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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