AMD Radeon R9 M385 vs Intel Iris Pro Graphics P6300

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 M385 and Intel Iris Pro Graphics P6300 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), Geekbench - OpenCL.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M385

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
  • Around 13% higher core clock speed: 900 MHz vs 800 MHz
  • Around 10% higher boost clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 1000 MHz
  • Around 89% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3002 vs 1586
  • Around 89% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3002 vs 1586
  • Around 37% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3322 vs 2418
  • Around 37% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3322 vs 2418
  • Around 29% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2061 vs 1600
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 5 May 2015 vs 5 September 2014
Core clock speed 900 MHz vs 800 MHz
Boost clock speed 1100 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3002 vs 1586
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3002 vs 1586
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3322 vs 2418
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3322 vs 2418
PassMark - G3D Mark 2061 vs 1600

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Pro Graphics P6300

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 572 vs 244
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 572 vs 244

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 M385
GPU 2: Intel Iris Pro Graphics P6300

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3002
1586
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3002
1586
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3322
2418
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3322
2418
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
244
572
PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
2061
1600
Name AMD Radeon R9 M385 Intel Iris Pro Graphics P6300
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3002 1586
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3002 1586
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3322 2418
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3322 2418
PassMark - G2D Mark 244 572
PassMark - G3D Mark 2061 1600
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2536
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2536
Geekbench - OpenCL 5848

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon R9 M385 Intel Iris Pro Graphics P6300

Essentials

Architecture GCN 2.0 Generation 8.0
Code name Strato Broadwell GT3e
Design AMD Radeon R9 300 Series
Launch date 5 May 2015 5 September 2014
Place in performance rating 729 732
Type Desktop Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1100 MHz 1000 MHz
Core clock speed 900 MHz 800 MHz
Floating-point performance 1,792 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 56 GTexel / s
Transistor count 2,080 million 189 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
Eyefinity

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCIe 3.0
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 IGP
Laptop size medium sized

API support

DirectX 12 12.0 (11_1)
Mantle
OpenCL Not Listed
OpenGL 4.4 4.6

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 76.8 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 bit
Memory clock speed 1500 MHz
Memory type GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

AMD Eyefinity
DirectCompute 5.0
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
TrueAudio
ZeroCore