AMD Radeon R9 M385 vs ATI Radeon E4690

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 M385 and ATI Radeon E4690 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark.

AMD Radeon R9 M385

ATI Radeon E4690

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M385

Videocard is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 50% higher core clock speed: 900 MHz vs 600 MHz
2.9x more texture fill rate: 56 GTexel / s vs 19.2 GTexel / s
4.7x better floating-point performance: 1,792 gflops vs 384.0 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 55 nm
8x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 512 MB
Around 7% higher memory clock speed: 1500 MHz vs 1400 MHz
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3322 vs 3302
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3322 vs 3302
5.1x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2061 vs 405

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	5 May 2015 vs 1 June 2009
Core clock speed	900 MHz vs 600 MHz
Texture fill rate	56 GTexel / s vs 19.2 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance	1,792 gflops vs 384.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 55 nm
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 512 MB
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz vs 1400 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3322 vs 3302
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3322 vs 3302
PassMark - G3D Mark	2061 vs 405

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon E4690

Around 42% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 347 vs 244

Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	347 vs 244

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 M385
GPU 2: ATI Radeon E4690

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3322

3302

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3322

3302

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

244

347

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

2061

405

Name	AMD Radeon R9 M385	ATI Radeon E4690
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3002
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3002
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3322	3302
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3322	3302
PassMark - G2D Mark	244	347
PassMark - G3D Mark	2061	405

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R9 M385	ATI Radeon E4690
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 2.0	TeraScale
Code name	Strato	RV730
Design	AMD Radeon R9 300 Series
Launch date	5 May 2015	1 June 2009
Place in performance rating	733	730
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz
Core clock speed	900 MHz	600 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,792 gflops	384.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	55 nm
Texture fill rate	56 GTexel / s	19.2 GTexel / s
Transistor count	2,080 million	514 million
Pipelines		320
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		30 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs
Eyefinity
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-II
Laptop size	medium sized
API support
DirectX	12	10.1
Mantle
OpenCL	Not Listed
OpenGL	4.4	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB / s	22.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	1400 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Shared memory	0
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
DirectCompute 5.0
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
TrueAudio
ZeroCore