AMD Radeon R9 M485X vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile

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Combined performance score

GTX 1050 Mobile
11.51
+21.9%

GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile outperforms Radeon R9 M485X by 22% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking378431
Place by popularity84not in top-100
Value for money11.940.58
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)GCN 3 (2014−2016)
GPU code nameGP107BAmethyst
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years old)14 May 2016 (7 years old)
Current price$256 $2500
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1050 Mobile has 1959% better value for money than R9 M485X.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores6402048
CUDA cores640no data
Core clock speed1354 MHz723 MHz
Boost clock speed1493 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,300 million5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt250 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate59.7292.54
Floating-point performanceno data2,961 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile and Radeon R9 M485X compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargelarge
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
SLI options-no data

Memory

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 amount4000 MB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed7008 MHz5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth112 GB/s160.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsDP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVINo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
HDCP2.2no data
G-SYNC support+no data

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream+no data
GPU Boost3.0no data
Ansel+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.46.3
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1050 Mobile 11.51
+21.9%
R9 M485X 9.44

GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile outperforms Radeon R9 M485X by 22% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 1050 Mobile 4461
+21.9%
R9 M485X 3660

GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile outperforms Radeon R9 M485X by 22% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p73
+32.7%
55−60
−32.7%
Full HD46
+31.4%
35−40
−31.4%
1440p24
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
4K15
+25%
12−14
−25%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 37
+85%
20−22
−85%
Battlefield 5 51
+59.4%
30−35
−59.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40
+60%
24−27
−60%
Far Cry 5 39
+69.6%
21−24
−69.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 38
+52%
24−27
−52%
Forza Horizon 4 55
+66.7%
30−35
−66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27
+68.8%
16−18
−68.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 33
+65%
20−22
−65%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30
+50%
20−22
−50%
Battlefield 5 44
+37.5%
30−35
−37.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 33
+32%
24−27
−32%
Far Cry 5 36
+56.5%
21−24
−56.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 37
+48%
24−27
−48%
Forza Horizon 4 52
+57.6%
30−35
−57.6%
Metro Exodus 19
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 29
+45%
20−22
−45%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
+105%
18−20
−105%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18
−11.1%
20−22
+11.1%
Battlefield 5 37
+15.6%
30−35
−15.6%
Far Cry 5 33
+43.5%
21−24
−43.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 33
+32%
24−27
−32%
Forza Horizon 4 37
+12.1%
30−35
−12.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 22
+15.8%
18−20
−15.8%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Metro Exodus 11
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 13
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Battlefield 5 26
+73.3%
14−16
−73.3%
Far Cry 5 21
+40%
14−16
−40%
Far Cry New Dawn 24
+60%
14−16
−60%
Forza Horizon 4 26
+52.9%
16−18
−52.9%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Metro Exodus 7
+133%
3−4
−133%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8
+60%
5−6
−60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7
+40%
5−6
−40%
Battlefield 5 13
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Far Cry 5 11
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 11
+10%
10−11
−10%
Forza Horizon 4 15
+36.4%
10−12
−36.4%

This is how GTX 1050 Mobile and R9 M485X compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • GTX 1050 Mobile is 32.7% faster than R9 M485X

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 1050 Mobile is 31.4% faster than R9 M485X

1440p resolution:

  • GTX 1050 Mobile is 33.3% faster than R9 M485X

4K resolution:

  • GTX 1050 Mobile is 25% faster than R9 M485X

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1050 Mobile is 133% faster than the R9 M485X.
  • in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the R9 M485X is 14.3% faster than the GTX 1050 Mobile.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1050 Mobile is ahead in 41 test (95%)
  • R9 M485X is ahead in 2 tests (5%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 11.51 9.44
Recency 3 January 2017 14 May 2016
Maximum RAM amount 4000 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 250 Watt

The GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M485X in performance tests.


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