Radeon R9 M485X vs GeForce GTX 485M SLI

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Radeon E8950 Radeon R9 M295X Radeon R9 M295X Mac Edition Radeon R9 M390X Radeon R9 M395X Radeon R9 M395X Mac Edition Radeon R9 M485X

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 485M SLI and Radeon R9 M485X, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 485M SLI
2011
2x2 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
7.82

R9 M485X outperforms GTX 485M SLI by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

GTX 485M SLI GTX 485M SLI
R9 M485X R9 M485X

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking491478
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.222.61
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameN11E-GTX-A1Amethyst
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date6 January 2011 (14 years ago)15 May 2016 (8 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 cores7682048
Core clock speed575 MHz723 MHz
Number of transistorsno data5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rateno data92.54
Floating-point processing powerno data2.961 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data128

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 sizelargelarge
Interfaceno dataMXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 amount2x2 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data160.0 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 dataNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX1112 (12_0)
Shader Modelno data6.3
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.0
Vulkan-1.2.131

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
−1.1%
90−95
+1.1%
Full HD103
+3%
100−110
−3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 21−24
−4.8%
21−24
+4.8%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
−6.8%
45−50
+6.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 21−24
−4.8%
21−24
+4.8%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−5.4%
35−40
+5.4%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
−6.8%
45−50
+6.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−3.6%
27−30
+3.6%
Fortnite 50−55
−5.9%
50−55
+5.9%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−5.4%
35−40
+5.4%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
−3.8%
27−30
+3.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−3.2%
30−35
+3.2%
Valorant 85−90
−2.4%
85−90
+2.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 21−24
−4.8%
21−24
+4.8%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−5.4%
35−40
+5.4%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
−6.8%
45−50
+6.8%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
−3.8%
130−140
+3.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Dota 2 60−65
−3.2%
65−70
+3.2%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−3.6%
27−30
+3.6%
Fortnite 50−55
−5.9%
50−55
+5.9%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−5.4%
35−40
+5.4%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
−3.8%
27−30
+3.8%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
−6.3%
30−35
+6.3%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−3.2%
30−35
+3.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−4.5%
21−24
+4.5%
Valorant 85−90
−2.4%
85−90
+2.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−5.4%
35−40
+5.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Dota 2 60−65
−3.2%
65−70
+3.2%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−3.6%
27−30
+3.6%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−5.4%
35−40
+5.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−3.2%
30−35
+3.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−4.5%
21−24
+4.5%
Valorant 85−90
−2.4%
85−90
+2.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
−5.9%
50−55
+5.9%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 65−70
−4.6%
65−70
+4.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
−2.3%
40−45
+2.3%
Valorant 95−100
−4.2%
100−105
+4.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−5.6%
18−20
+5.6%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18−20
−5.6%
18−20
+5.6%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
−5.3%
20−22
+5.3%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Valorant 40−45
−4.5%
45−50
+4.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Dota 2 30−35
−3.2%
30−35
+3.2%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−7.1%
14−16
+7.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

This is how GTX 485M SLI and R9 M485X compete in popular games:

  • R9 M485X is 1% faster in 900p
  • GTX 485M SLI is 3% faster in 1080p

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the R9 M485X is 13% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R9 M485X is ahead in 52 tests (83%)
  • there's a draw in 11 tests (17%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 7.82 8.19
Recency 6 January 2011 15 May 2016
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 250 Watt

GTX 485M SLI has 150% lower power consumption.

R9 M485X, on the other hand, has a 4.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 485M SLI and Radeon R9 M485X.

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