Radeon RX 5500M vs GeForce GTX 485M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 485M and Radeon RX 5500M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 485M
2011
2 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
6.12

RX 5500M outperforms GTX 485M by a whopping 136% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking581364
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency4.1911.63
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameGF104Navi 14
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 January 2011 (13 years ago)7 October 2019 (5 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 cores3841408
Core clock speed1150 MHz1375 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1645 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 million6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt85 Watt
Texture fill rate36.80144.8
Floating-point processing power0.8832 TFLOPS4.632 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs6488

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 sizelargemedium sized
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone
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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth96.0 GB/s224.0 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 outputsNo outputs
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 485M 6.12
RX 5500M 14.43
+136%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GTX 485M 2359
RX 5500M 5559
+136%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 485M 2709
RX 5500M 16476
+508%

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:

900p48
−129%
110−120
+129%
Full HD65
+12.1%
58
−12.1%
1440p24−27
−154%
61
+154%
4K10−12
−160%
26
+160%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−450%
55
+450%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−169%
43
+169%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−700%
56
+700%
Battlefield 5 16−18
−171%
45−50
+171%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−308%
53
+308%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−330%
43
+330%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−154%
30−35
+154%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−129%
35−40
+129%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−133%
90−95
+133%
Hitman 3 12−14
−383%
58
+383%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−295%
146
+295%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−200%
45−50
+200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−235%
57
+235%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−119%
45−50
+119%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−238%
169
+238%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−106%
30−35
+106%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−271%
26
+271%
Battlefield 5 16−18
−100%
34
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−269%
48
+269%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−230%
33
+230%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−154%
30−35
+154%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−129%
35−40
+129%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−133%
90−95
+133%
Hitman 3 12−14
−383%
58
+383%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−289%
144
+289%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−125%
36
+125%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−206%
52
+206%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−290%
82
+290%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
−70%
30−35
+70%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−236%
168
+236%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−93.8%
31
+93.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−100%
14
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−100%
26
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−200%
30
+200%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−154%
30−35
+154%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−133%
90−95
+133%
Hitman 3 12−14
−317%
50
+317%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−86.5%
69
+86.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−243%
72
+243%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
−125%
45
+125%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+127%
22
−127%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−218%
54
+218%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−350%
54
+350%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−144%
21−24
+144%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−900%
10
+900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−150%
14−16
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−129%
16−18
+129%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−306%
70−75
+306%
Hitman 3 10−11
−230%
33
+230%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−323%
55
+323%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−840%
47
+840%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
−1150%
24−27
+1150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−200%
14−16
+200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−318%
163
+318%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−264%
40
+264%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−480%
29
+480%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Hitman 3 2−3
−350%
9
+350%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−333%
65
+333%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−833%
28
+833%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−550%
12−14
+550%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 2−3
Far Cry 5 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−217%
18−20
+217%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 12−14
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−233%
20
+233%

This is how GTX 485M and RX 5500M compete in popular games:

  • RX 5500M is 129% faster in 900p
  • GTX 485M is 12% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5500M is 154% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5500M is 160% faster in 4K

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 485M is 127% faster.
  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 5500M is 1150% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 485M is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • RX 5500M is ahead in 69 tests (99%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.12 14.43
Recency 5 January 2011 7 October 2019
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 85 Watt

RX 5500M has a 135.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 471.4% more advanced lithography process, and 17.6% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 5500M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 485M in performance tests.


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