AMD Radeon R9 M385 vs ATI Radeon X1550

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 M385 and ATI Radeon X1550 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 X1550

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M385

Videocard is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 50% higher core clock speed: 900 MHz vs 600 MHz
23.3x more texture fill rate: 56 GTexel / s vs 2.4 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 90 nm
16x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 256 MB
Around 88% higher memory clock speed: 1500 MHz vs 800 MHz
30.8x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2061 vs 67

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	5 May 2015 vs 1 January 2007
Core clock speed	900 MHz vs 600 MHz
Texture fill rate	56 GTexel / s vs 2.4 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 90 nm
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 256 MB
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz vs 800 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	2061 vs 67

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon X1550

Around 4% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 253 vs 244

Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	253 vs 244

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 M385
GPU 2: ATI Radeon X1550

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

244

253

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

2061

Name	AMD Radeon R9 M385	ATI Radeon X1550
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3002
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3002
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3322
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3322
PassMark - G2D Mark	244	253
PassMark - G3D Mark	2061	67

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R9 M385	ATI Radeon X1550
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 2.0	R500
Code name	Strato	RV515
Design	AMD Radeon R9 300 Series
Launch date	5 May 2015	1 January 2007
Place in performance rating	714	711
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz
Core clock speed	900 MHz	600 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,792 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	90 nm
Texture fill rate	56 GTexel / s	2.4 GTexel / s
Transistor count	2,080 million	107 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		27 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Eyefinity
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Laptop size	medium sized
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	12	9.0c
Mantle
OpenCL	Not Listed
OpenGL	4.4	2.0
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB / s	12.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	800 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR2
Shared memory	0
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
DirectCompute 5.0
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
TrueAudio
ZeroCore