GeForce 7000M vs Radeon R9 M385

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M385 and GeForce 7000M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 M385
2015
4 GB GDDR5
5.34
+17700%

R9 M385 outperforms 7000M by a whopping 17700% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking6111482
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)no data
GPU code nameStratoC67
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 May 2015 (9 years ago)1 February 2006 (18 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores8963
Core clock speed900 MHz1 MHz
Boost clock speed1100 MHz350 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm90 nm
Texture fill rate56.00no data
Floating-point processing power1.792 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs56no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5shared Memory
Maximum RAM amount4 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1500 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsno data
Eyefinity+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
ZeroCore+-
Switchable graphics+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXDirectX® 12shared Memory
Shader Model6.3no data
OpenGL4.4no data
OpenCLNot Listedno data
Mantle+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

R9 M385 5.34
+17700%
GeForce 7000M 0.03

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

R9 M385 2060
+15746%
GeForce 7000M 13

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7 0−1
Battlefield 5 14−16 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Far Cry 5 12−14 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 30−35 0−1
Hitman 3 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+325%
8−9
−325%
Metro Exodus 12−14 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+375%
4−5
−375%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+71.4%
27−30
−71.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7 0−1
Battlefield 5 14−16 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Far Cry 5 12−14 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 30−35 0−1
Hitman 3 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+325%
8−9
−325%
Metro Exodus 12−14 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+375%
4−5
−375%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+71.4%
27−30
−71.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Far Cry 5 12−14 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 30−35 0−1
Hitman 3 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+325%
8−9
−325%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+375%
4−5
−375%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+71.4%
27−30
−71.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 6−7 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 12−14 0−1
Hitman 3 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Metro Exodus 3−4 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5 0−1
Hitman 3 1−2 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11 0−1
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 5−6 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R9 M385 is 500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, R9 M385 surpassed GeForce 7000M in all 29 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.34 0.03
Recency 5 May 2015 1 February 2006
Chip lithography 28 nm 90 nm

R9 M385 has a 17700% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R9 M385 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7000M in performance tests.


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