GeForce RTX 4090 vs Radeon R9 M385

Place in the ranking	617	1
Place by popularity	not in top-100	6
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	18.56
Power efficiency	no data	15.30
Architecture	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Strato	AD102
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	5 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 cores	896	16384
Core clock speed	900 MHz	2235 MHz
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	2,080 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	450 Watt
Texture fill rate	56.00	1,290
Floating-point processing power	1.792 TFLOPS	82.58 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	176
TMUs	56	512
Tensor Cores	no data	512
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	128

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 size	medium sized	no data
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	304 mm
Width	no data	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	1.01 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 Connectors	No outputs	1x 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.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.3	6.8
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	Not Listed	3.0
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 5.36

RTX 4090 100.00
+1766%

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 38443
+1766%

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 HD	12−14 −2050%	258 +2050%
1440p	10−12 −1870%	197 +1870%
4K	7−8 −1943%	143 +1943%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	6.20
1440p	no data	8.12
4K	no data	11.18

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −1531%	212 +1531%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −1945%	225 +1945%
Elden Ring	12−14 −1815%	249 +1815%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −631%	110−120 +631%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −1554%	215 +1554%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −909%	111 +909%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −2423%	555 +2423%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −1269%	178 +1269%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −875%	150−160 +875%
Valorant	14−16 −5800%	826 +5800%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −631%	110−120 +631%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −1431%	199 +1431%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −873%	107 +873%
Dota 2	18−20 −1011%	200 +1011%
Elden Ring	12−14 −3500%	468 +3500%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −473%	149 +473%
Fortnite	30−35 −894%	300−350 +894%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −2391%	548 +2391%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 −867%	174 +867%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −1308%	183 +1308%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 −378%	210−220 +378%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −875%	150−160 +875%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −924%	170−180 +924%
Valorant	14−16 −5436%	750−800 +5436%
World of Tanks	85−90 −221%	270−280 +221%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −631%	110−120 +631%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −1323%	185 +1323%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −855%	105 +855%
Dota 2	18−20 −1144%	224 +1144%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −723%	210−220 +723%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −2373%	544 +2373%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 −378%	210−220 +378%
Valorant	14−16 −4757%	680 +4757%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	4−5 −3950%	162 +3950%
Elden Ring	6−7 −5617%	343 +5617%
Grand Theft Auto V	5−6 −3120%	161 +3120%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 −415%	170−180 +415%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −2225%	90−95 +2225%
World of Tanks	35−40 −1223%	500−550 +1223%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 −988%	85−90 +988%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −1589%	152 +1589%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1825%	77 +1825%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −1355%	160−170 +1355%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −6238%	507 +6238%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −2940%	152 +2940%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −4267%	262 +4267%
Valorant	14−16 −3986%	572 +3986%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −1000%	187 +1000%
Elden Ring	3−4 −6500%	198 +6500%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −1069%	187 +1069%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −13600%	137 +13600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 −1293%	200−210 +1293%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −2033%	60−65 +2033%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −1000%	187 +1000%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −2175%	90−95 +2175%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1900%	40 +1900%
Dota 2	16−18 −1235%	227 +1235%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −1650%	100−110 +1650%
Fortnite	5−6 −1820%	95−100 +1820%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −7000%	284 +7000%
Valorant	5−6 −7180%	364 +7180%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2

166

+0%

166

+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2

150−160

+0%

150−160

+0%

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

RTX 4090 is 2050% faster in 1080p
RTX 4090 is 1870% faster in 1440p
RTX 4090 is 1943% faster in 4K

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

in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 4090 is 13600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 4090 is ahead in 61 test (97%)
there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.36	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 1765.7% 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.