GeForce RTX 4090 vs Radeon R9 M385

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M385 with GeForce RTX 4090, including specs and performance data.

R9 M385
2015
4 GB GDDR5
5.35

RTX 4090 outperforms R9 M385 by a whopping 1769% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6141
Place by popularitynot in top-1006
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data18.83
Power efficiencyno data15.23
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameStratoAD102
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date5 May 2015 (9 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores89616384
Core clock speed900 MHz2235 MHz
Boost clock speed1100 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data450 Watt
Texture fill rate56.001,290
Floating-point processing power1.792 TFLOPS82.58 TFLOPS
ROPs16176
TMUs56512
Tensor Coresno data512
Ray Tracing Coresno data128

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 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Widthno data3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount4 GB24 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s1.01 TB/s
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 outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Eyefinity+-
HDMI-+

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® 1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.36.8
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCLNot Listed3.0
Vulkan-1.3
Mantle+-
CUDA-8.9

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 5.35
RTX 4090 100.00
+1769%

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
RTX 4090 38533
+1771%

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:

Full HD12−14
−2058%
259
+2058%
1440p10−12
−1900%
200
+1900%
4K7−8
−1943%
143
+1943%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data6.17
1440pno data8.00
4Kno data11.18

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−2400%
225
+2400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−1579%
235
+1579%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−4683%
287
+4683%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−1643%
240−250
+1643%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−991%
120−130
+991%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−2367%
222
+2367%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−883%
110−120
+883%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−1240%
200−210
+1240%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−756%
290−300
+756%
Hitman 3 10−12
−1073%
120−130
+1073%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−935%
350−400
+935%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−1092%
150−160
+1092%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−786%
120−130
+786%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−2332%
450−500
+2332%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−221%
150−160
+221%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−1350%
200−210
+1350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−4033%
248
+4033%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−1643%
240−250
+1643%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−991%
120−130
+991%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−2278%
214
+2278%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−883%
110−120
+883%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−1240%
200−210
+1240%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−756%
290−300
+756%
Hitman 3 10−12
−1073%
120−130
+1073%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−935%
350−400
+935%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−1092%
150−160
+1092%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−786%
120−130
+786%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−2784%
548
+2784%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−1239%
240−250
+1239%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−221%
150−160
+221%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−1179%
179
+1179%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−3567%
220
+3567%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−991%
120−130
+991%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−2233%
210
+2233%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−883%
110−120
+883%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−756%
290−300
+756%
Hitman 3 10−12
−1073%
120−130
+1073%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−1059%
394
+1059%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−2747%
541
+2747%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−1594%
305
+1594%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−219%
153
+219%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−786%
120−130
+786%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
−1560%
160−170
+1560%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−1300%
110−120
+1300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−3000%
155
+3000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 183
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−1540%
80−85
+1540%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−7600%
154
+7600%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−1300%
80−85
+1300%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−1985%
270−280
+1985%
Hitman 3 9−10
−1433%
130−140
+1433%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−3133%
388
+3133%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−4967%
152
+4967%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−6600%
268
+6600%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−606%
240−250
+606%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−1190%
120−130
+1190%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−2100%
85−90
+2100%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−1625%
65−70
+1625%
Hitman 3 1−2
−8200%
80−85
+8200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−950%
105
+950%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−7000%
140−150
+7000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−28000%
281
+28000%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−3900%
120
+3900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−5900%
120
+5900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−2500%
50−55
+2500%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 80
Far Cry 5 3−4
−1567%
50−55
+1567%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−5020%
250−260
+5020%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−5750%
117
+5750%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−1750%
110−120
+1750%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 504
+0%
504
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 282
+0%
282
+0%

This is how R9 M385 and RTX 4090 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 is 2058% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 is 1900% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 is 1943% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 4090 is 28000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 is ahead in 68 tests (97%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.35 100.00
Recency 5 May 2015 20 September 2022
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm

RTX 4090 has a 1769.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M385 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 M385 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4090 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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AMD Radeon R9 M385
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