GeForce GT 650M SLI vs Radeon R9 M385

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M385 and GeForce GT 650M SLI, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 M385
2015
4 GB GDDR5
5.34
+5.1%

R9 M385 outperforms GT 650M SLI by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking611625
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameStratoN13E-GE
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 May 2015 (9 years ago)22 March 2012 (12 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 cores896768
Core clock speed900 MHz790 MHz
Boost clock speed1100 MHz835 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 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 sizedmedium sized
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2x2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit2x 128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz4000 MHz
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+-
Optimus-+

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1211
Shader Model6.3no data
OpenGL4.4no data
OpenCLNot Listedno data
Mantle+-
CUDA-+

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p80−85
+1.3%
79
−1.3%
Full HD50−55
+2%
49
−2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+6.3%
30−35
−6.3%
Hitman 3 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+3%
30−35
−3%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+2.1%
45−50
−2.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+6.3%
30−35
−6.3%
Hitman 3 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+3%
30−35
−3%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+2.1%
45−50
−2.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+6.3%
30−35
−6.3%
Hitman 3 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+3%
30−35
−3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+2.1%
45−50
−2.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Hitman 3 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+6.3%
30−35
−6.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Hitman 3 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

This is how R9 M385 and GT 650M SLI compete in popular games:

  • R9 M385 is 1% faster in 900p
  • R9 M385 is 2% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R9 M385 is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R9 M385 is ahead in 35 tests (51%)
  • there's a draw in 33 tests (49%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.34 5.08
Recency 5 May 2015 22 March 2012

R9 M385 has a 5.1% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 3 years.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon R9 M385 and GeForce GT 650M SLI.


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