AMD Radeon R9 M385X vs AMD Radeon R9 M390X vs AMD Radeon R9 M370X
AMD Radeon R9 M385X
► remove from comparisonThe AMD Radeon R9 M385X ist a fast mid-range graphics card for laptops. It is based on the GCN (Graphics Core Next) architecture (older Strato chip) and is manufactured in 28nm. It offers 14 compute shader s(896 stream processors aka shaders) and a 128 Bit GDDR5 memory interface clocked at 1500 MHz (= 6000 MHz effective). The chip supports DirectX 12 (Feature Level 11_1 = DirectX 11.1) and can be found in the Lenovo Y700 with a AMD FX-8800P APU.
AMD Radeon R9 M390X
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The AMD Radeon R9 M390X is a mobile high-end graphics card for laptops. It is most likely based on the same chip as the AMD Radeon R9 M295X in the iMac 5K Late 2014. That means it should be based on the third generation of GCN (desktop Tonga chip). The amount of shader cores is identical but the core clock is reduced by 15% (from 850 MHz to 723 MHz) and the memory is also clocked slower (5448 MHz vs 5000 MHz).
The performance should be a bit below the M295X. Compared to the competition, the R9-M390X should be positioned somewhere between the GeForce GTX 965M and 970M and therefore suitable for high-end games in 1080p resolution and high detail settings.
The card was first mentioned by Alienware on their twitter account and should feature 4GB VRAM according to the tweet.
The power consumption should be rated around 100 Watt TDP and therefore suited only for large and bulky laptops (like the Alienware M17x it was announced in).
AMD Radeon R9 M370X
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The AMD Radeon R9 M370X is a mid-range graphics card for laptops that was announced mid 2015. It is used in the high-end 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro with 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory. It is based on the GCN (Graphics Core Next) architecture and manufactured in 28nm at TSMC. According to current information, the card is based on the old Cape Verde chip with 640 shaders and an 128 Bit memory interface (GCN 1.0).
Apple states that the card is "up to 80% faster" than the previously used NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M. In our benchmarks, the card is only about 30% faster in average 3D gaming and 25 - 30 percent slower than a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M or Radeon R9 M280X. Demanding games (as of 2015) will be usually handled fluently in 1366 x 768 pixels and high settings.
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| Codename | Strato-XT-M3 | Amethyst (XT) / Tonga | Cape Verde | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | GCN | GCN 3 | GCN 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pipelines | 896 - unified | 2048 - unified | 640 - unified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core Speed | 1100 MHz | 723 (Boost) MHz | 800 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Speed | 6000 MHz | 5000 MHz | 4500 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Bus Width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit | 128 Bit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 | GDDR5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Max. Amount of Memory | 4 GB | 4 GB | 2048 MB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shared Memory | no | no | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| API | DirectX 12 FL11_1, Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.3 | DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.3 / Vulkan | DirectX 12 (FL 11_1), Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transistors | 1.5 Billion | 5 Billion | 1.5 Billion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| technology | 28 nm | 28 nm | 28 nm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Features | DirectCompute 5.0, OpenCL | DirectX 12, OpenCL 1.2, OpenGL 4.3, Vulkan, Mantle | DirectCompute 5.0, OpenCL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notebook Size | large | large | medium sized | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Announcement | 16.06.2015 | 09.06.2015 | 19.05.2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Power Consumption | 125 Watt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Link to Manufacturer Page | www.amd.com |
Benchmarks
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon R9 M385X
specvp12 sw-03 + AMD Radeon R9 M370X
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon R9 M385X
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + AMD Radeon R9 M370X
Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon R9 M385X → 100% n=2
Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon R9 M390X → 188% n=2
Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon R9 M370X → 78% n=2
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
Game Benchmarks
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
Just Cause 3
2015
Fallout 4
2015
Anno 2205
2015
Metal Gear Solid V
2015
Mad Max
2015
The Witcher 3
2015
Dirt Rally
2015
Battlefield Hardline
2015
Evolve
2015
F1 2014
2014
Alien: Isolation
2014
Fifa 15
2014
Sims 4
2014
GRID: Autosport
2014
Thief
2014
Battlefield 4
2013
Dota 2
2013
Metro: Last Light
2013
BioShock Infinite
2013
Tomb Raider
2013
Crysis 3
2013
Counter-Strike: GO
2012
Diablo III
2012
Average Gaming AMD Radeon R9 M385X → 100%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
Average Gaming AMD Radeon R9 M370X → 118%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 120%
| AMD Radeon R9 M385X | AMD Radeon R9 M390X | AMD Radeon R9 M370X | |||||||||||||||||||
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| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | ||||
| Rise of the Tomb Raider | 39.4 | 34.8 | 19.7 | 15.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rainbow Six Siege | 74 | 64.8 | 48.4 | 27.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Just Cause 3 | 21.4 | 22.1 | 18.8 | 17.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Star Wars Battlefront | 34.6 | 31.4 | 20.9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Assassin's Creed Syndicate | 13.3 | 12.5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Fallout 4 | 39.2 | 35.5 | 23.3 | 19.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 | 39.8 | 38.9 | 21.1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Anno 2205 | 47.4 | 50.5 | 24.1 | 9.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| FIFA 16 | 59.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Metal Gear Solid V | 57.3 | 56 | 41.4 | 25.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mad Max | 47.9 | 32 | 29.1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Batman: Arkham Knight | 43 | 40 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Witcher 3 | 53.6 | 44.4 | 21.8 | 40.7 | 25.9 | 14.9 | 7.8 | ||||||||||||||
| Dirt Rally | 124.2 | 53 | 40.7 | 27.1 | 316.7 | 79.6 | 40.1 | 21.2 | |||||||||||||
| Battlefield Hardline | 60.5 | 39.7 | 25.8 | 103.2 | 67.3 | 27.6 | 18.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Dragon Age: Inquisition | 50.6 | 42 | 27.3 | 17.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Civilization: Beyond Earth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85.7 | 39.2 | 26.8 | 22.7 | |||||||||||||
| Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor | 60.3 | 51.2 | 37.8 | 27.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Thief | 25 | 19.5 | 22.8 | 19.2 | 53.7 | 35.5 | 31.6 | 17.2 | |||||||||||||
| Battlefield 4 | 66.8 | 56.1 | 52.5 | 26.2 | 97.1 | 59 | 41.5 | 16.6 | |||||||||||||
| Metro: Last Light | 36.9 | 35.6 | 34.7 | 21.7 | 82.5 | 53.8 | 32.4 | 16.1 | |||||||||||||
| BioShock Infinite | 89 | 79.6 | 75.1 | 32.4 | 160.2 | 85 | 71.4 | 25.7 | |||||||||||||
| Tomb Raider | 133.1 | 125.4 | 98 | 43.5 | 195.3 | 94.2 | 62.8 | 28.5 | |||||||||||||
| Crysis 3 | 48.5 | 36.2 | 14.8 | 62.7 | 50.6 | 32 | 12.3 | ||||||||||||||
| The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | 57.3 | 49.8 | 43.2 | 35.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| AMD Radeon R9 M385X | AMD Radeon R9 M390X | AMD Radeon R9 M370X | |||||||||||||||||||
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 3 11 5 2 | 3 17 2 1 | 11 9 2 | 14 4 | | | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | | | | | | | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 2 5 3 | 1 5 4 | 3 5 2 | 10 | | |
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