Radeon R5 M250 vs GeForce GTX 485M
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 647 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 4.33 | no data |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | GF104 | Jet |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 5 January 2011 (14 years ago) | 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 cores | 384 | 320 |
| Core clock speed | 1150 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 700 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,950 million | 690 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 36.80 | 14.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.8832 TFLOPS | 0.448 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 8 |
| TMUs | 64 | 20 |
| L1 Cache | 512 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | no data |
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 size | large | no data |
| Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 type | GDDR5 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 1800 MBps |
| Memory bandwidth | 96.0 GB/s | 14.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
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 Connectors | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.5 (5.1) |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.1 (1.2) |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.170 |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
GTX 485M has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
R5 M250, on the other hand, has a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 485M and Radeon R5 M250. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 485M is a notebook graphics card while Radeon R5 M250 is a desktop one.
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