Radeon R9 M485X vs GRID M3-3020

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GRID M3-3020 with Radeon R9 M485X, including specs and performance data.

GRID M3-3020
2016
4 GB GDDR5
7.07

R9 M485X outperforms M3-3020 by a significant 29% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking594524
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data2.80
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameGM107Amethyst
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date18 May 2016 (9 years ago)15 May 2016 (9 years ago)

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 cores6402048
Core clock speed1033 MHz723 MHz
Boost clock speed1306 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,870 million5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data250 Watt
Texture fill rate52.2492.54
Floating-point processing power1.672 TFLOPS2.961 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs40128
L1 Cache320 KB512 KB
L2 Cache2 MB512 KB

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1300 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth83.2 GB/s160.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.3
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA5.0-

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
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45−50
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Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
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18−20
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Resident Evil 4 Remake 16−18
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16−18
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Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 40−45
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40−45
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Counter-Strike 2 45−50
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45−50
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Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
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18−20
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Far Cry 5 30−33
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30−33
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Fortnite 55−60
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55−60
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Forza Horizon 4 40−45
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40−45
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Forza Horizon 5 27−30
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27−30
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
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30−35
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Valorant 90−95
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90−95
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Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 40−45
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40−45
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Counter-Strike 2 45−50
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45−50
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 140−150
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140−150
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Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
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18−20
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Dota 2 65−70
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65−70
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Far Cry 5 30−33
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30−33
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Fortnite 55−60
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55−60
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Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
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Forza Horizon 5 27−30
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27−30
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Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+0%
30−35
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Metro Exodus 18−20
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18−20
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
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30−35
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
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24−27
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Valorant 90−95
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90−95
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Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 40−45
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40−45
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Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
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Dota 2 65−70
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65−70
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Far Cry 5 30−33
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30−33
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Forza Horizon 4 40−45
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40−45
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
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30−35
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
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24−27
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Valorant 90−95
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90−95
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Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 55−60
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55−60
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1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
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16−18
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 70−75
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70−75
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Grand Theft Auto V 12−14
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12−14
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Metro Exodus 10−11
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10−11
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
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45−50
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Valorant 100−110
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100−110
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1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 21−24
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21−24
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Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
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7−8
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Far Cry 5 18−20
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18−20
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Forza Horizon 4 21−24
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21−24
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
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12−14
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1440p
Epic

Fortnite 18−20
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18−20
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4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
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4−5
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Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
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20−22
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Metro Exodus 5−6
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5−6
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+0%
10−11
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Valorant 45−50
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45−50
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4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 10−12
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10−12
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Counter-Strike 2 4−5
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4−5
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Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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3−4
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Dota 2 30−35
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30−35
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Far Cry 5 9−10
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9−10
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Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+0%
14−16
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 60 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 7.07 9.09
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB

R9 M485X has a 29% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Radeon R9 M485X is our recommended choice as it beats the GRID M3-3020 in performance tests.

Be aware that GRID M3-3020 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon R9 M485X is a notebook one.

Other comparisons

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

GRID M3-3020 GRID M3-3020
vs
FirePro W5100 FirePro W5100
R9 M485X Radeon R9 M485X
vs
GTX 680MX GeForce GTX 680MX
GRID M3-3020 GRID M3-3020
vs
Pro V340 Radeon Pro V340
RX 560 896SP AMD RX 560 896SP
vs
RTX A4 Mobile A4 Mobile
Quadro P620 Quadro P620
vs
550X Mobile 550X Mobile
Quadro P620 Quadro P620
vs
535 Mobile 535 Mobile
Quadro P620 Quadro P620
vs
Iris Plus Graphics G5 (Ice Lake 48 EU) G5 (Ice Lake 48 EU)
Quadro P620 Quadro P620
vs
RX 7900M 7900M
GRID M3-3020 GRID M3-3020
vs
HD 8850M 8850M
GRID M3-3020 GRID M3-3020
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HD 8240 8240
GRID M3-3020 GRID M3-3020
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ION 2 2
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ATI HD 3690 3690
GRID M3-3020 GRID M3-3020
vs
GT 220 OEM 220 OEM

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