Radeon Vega 7 vs GeForce GTX 485M

Place in the ranking	588	537
Place by popularity	not in top-100	10
Power efficiency	4.23	11.45
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	GCN 5.1 (2018−2022)
GPU code name	GF104	Cezanne
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	5 January 2011 (14 years ago)	13 April 2021 (3 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 cores	384	448
Core clock speed	1150 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1900 MHz
Number of transistors	1,950 million	9,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	45 Watt
Texture fill rate	36.80	53.20
Floating-point processing power	0.8832 TFLOPS	1.702 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	8
TMUs	64	28

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)	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
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	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	256 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	96.0 GB/s	no data
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 Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.1
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
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 6.06

Vega 7 7.39
+21.9%

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

Vega 7 5249
+93.7%

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:

900p	48 −14.6%	55−60 +14.6%
Full HD	63 +174%	23 −174%
1440p	18−21 −38.9%	25 +38.9%
4K	12−14 −25%	15 +25%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −7.7%	14−16 +7.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −26.3%	24−27 +26.3%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −7.7%	14−16 +7.7%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −16%	29 +16%
Forza Horizon 5	12−14 −38.5%	18 +38.5%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −40%	21 +40%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 −50%	27 +50%
Valorant	20−22 −45%	29 +45%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −26.3%	24−27 +26.3%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −7.7%	14−16 +7.7%
Dota 2	21−24 +23.5%	17 −23.5%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +0%	28 +0%
Fortnite	35−40 −22.2%	40−45 +22.2%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +4.2%	24 −4.2%
Forza Horizon 5	12−14 −30.8%	16−18 +30.8%
Grand Theft Auto V	21−24 −14.3%	24−27 +14.3%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +0%	15 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 +10.9%	46 −10.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 −16.7%	21−24 +16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −21.1%	21−24 +21.1%
Valorant	20−22 +42.9%	14 −42.9%
World of Tanks	95−100 +67.2%	58 −67.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −26.3%	24−27 +26.3%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −7.7%	14−16 +7.7%
Dota 2	21−24 −14.3%	24−27 +14.3%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −17.9%	30−35 +17.9%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +19%	21 −19%
Forza Horizon 5	12−14 +8.3%	12 −8.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 −17.6%	60−65 +17.6%
Valorant	20−22 −25%	25 +25%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	6−7 −50%	9−10 +50%
Grand Theft Auto V	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −11.1%	40−45 +11.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
World of Tanks	40−45 −22.7%	50−55 +22.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 −30%	12−14 +30%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −23.1%	16−18 +23.1%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −36.4%	14−16 +36.4%
Forza Horizon 5	9−10 −22.2%	10−12 +22.2%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −57.1%	10−12 +57.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Valorant	16−18 −18.8%	18−20 +18.8%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 −5.9%	18−20 +5.9%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −5.9%	18−20 +5.9%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	18−20 −22.2%	21−24 +22.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −5.9%	18−20 +5.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Counter-Strike 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 −5.9%	18−20 +5.9%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Fortnite	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Forza Horizon 5	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Valorant	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%

This is how GTX 485M and Vega 7 compete in popular games:

Vega 7 is 15% faster in 900p
GTX 485M is 174% faster in 1080p
Vega 7 is 39% faster in 1440p
Vega 7 is 25% faster in 4K

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

in World of Tanks, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 485M is 67% faster.
in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Vega 7 is 57% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 485M is ahead in 7 tests (14%)
Vega 7 is ahead in 39 tests (78%)
there's a draw in 4 tests (8%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.06	7.39
Recency	5 January 2011	13 April 2021
Chip lithography	40 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	45 Watt

Vega 7 has a 21.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 471.4% more advanced lithography process, and 122.2% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Vega 7 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 485M in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.