GeForce RTX 5080 vs GTX 485M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 485M SLI with GeForce RTX 5080, including specs and performance data.

GTX 485M SLI
2011
2x2 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
8.85

RTX 5080 outperforms GTX 485M SLI by a whopping 969% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4863
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data41.89
Power efficiency6.2518.56
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameN11E-GTX-A1GB203
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date6 January 2011 (14 years ago)30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

no data

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 cores76810752
Core clock speed575 MHz2295 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2617 MHz
Number of transistorsno data45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt360 Watt
Texture fill rateno data879.3
Floating-point processing powerno data56.28 TFLOPS
ROPsno data128
TMUsno data336
Tensor Coresno data336
Ray Tracing Coresno data84

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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 5.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount2x2 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1875 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data960.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

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 Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX1112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.4
CUDA-10.1

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:

900p89
−967%
950−1000
+967%
Full HD97
−99%
193
+99%
1440p14−16
−1000%
154
+1000%
4K9−10
−1033%
102
+1033%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data5.18
1440pno data6.49
4Kno data9.79

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
−1067%
210−220
+1067%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−956%
190−200
+956%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−303%
110−120
+303%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
−1067%
210−220
+1067%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−956%
190−200
+956%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−872%
350−400
+872%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
−1223%
290−300
+1223%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−679%
180−190
+679%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−550%
150−160
+550%
Valorant 30−35
−2047%
700−750
+2047%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−303%
110−120
+303%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
−1067%
210−220
+1067%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−956%
190−200
+956%
Dota 2 30−35
−447%
170−180
+447%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−313%
157
+313%
Fortnite 50−55
−481%
300−350
+481%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−872%
350−400
+872%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
−1223%
290−300
+1223%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
−838%
300−310
+838%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−679%
180−190
+679%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
−203%
210−220
+203%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−550%
150−160
+550%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−521%
170−180
+521%
Valorant 30−35
−2047%
700−750
+2047%
World of Tanks 130−140
−110%
270−280
+110%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−303%
110−120
+303%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
−1133%
222
+1133%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−956%
190−200
+956%
Dota 2 30−35
−838%
300−310
+838%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−384%
180−190
+384%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−872%
350−400
+872%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
−1223%
290−300
+1223%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
−203%
210−220
+203%
Valorant 30−35
−2047%
700−750
+2047%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 10−12
−1436%
160−170
+1436%
Grand Theft Auto V 12−14
−900%
120−130
+900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−900%
450−500
+900%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−1063%
90−95
+1063%
World of Tanks 65−70
−694%
500−550
+694%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
−412%
85−90
+412%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−900%
70−75
+900%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−742%
160−170
+742%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−950%
210−220
+950%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
−1507%
220−230
+1507%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−900%
160−170
+900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−900%
120−130
+900%
Valorant 21−24
−2304%
550−600
+2304%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−5350%
109
+5350%
Dota 2 20−22
−835%
180−190
+835%
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
−953%
200−210
+953%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−3175%
130−140
+3175%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−704%
200−210
+704%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−967%
60−65
+967%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−953%
200−210
+953%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
−1038%
90−95
+1038%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−1700%
36
+1700%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−900%
30−33
+900%
Dota 2 20−22
−950%
210−220
+950%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−855%
100−110
+855%
Fortnite 9−10
−967%
95−100
+967%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−900%
110−120
+900%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
−2367%
140−150
+2367%
Valorant 9−10
−3578%
300−350
+3578%

This is how GTX 485M SLI and RTX 5080 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5080 is 967% faster in 900p
  • RTX 5080 is 99% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5080 is 1000% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5080 is 1033% faster in 4K

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

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5080 is 5350% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 5080 surpassed GTX 485M SLI in all 44 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.85 94.62
Recency 6 January 2011 30 January 2025
Chip lithography 40 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 360 Watt

GTX 485M SLI has 260% lower power consumption.

RTX 5080, on the other hand, has a 969.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, and a 900% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5080 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 485M SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 485M SLI is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 5080 is a desktop one.


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