AMD Radeon R9 M485X vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX SLI

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Combined performance score

GTX 670MX SLI
9.79
+3.7%

GeForce GTX 670MX SLI outperforms Radeon R9 M485X by 4% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking419431
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for moneyno data0.58
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN 3 (2014−2016)
GPU code nameN13E-GRAmethyst
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 October 2012 (11 years old)14 May 2016 (7 years old)
Current priceno data$2500
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores19202048
Core clock speed600 MHz723 MHz
Number of transistors5080 Million5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rateno data92.54
Floating-point performanceno data2,961 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 670MX SLI and Radeon R9 M485X compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargelarge
Interfaceno dataMXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
SLI options+no data

Memory

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 amountno data8 GB
Memory bus width2x 192 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2800 MHz5000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data160.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus+no data

API support

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

DirectX1112 (12_0)
Shader Modelno data6.3
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.0
Vulkanno data1.2.131
CUDA+no data

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:

Full HD71
+9.2%
65−70
−9.2%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+3.1%
30−35
−3.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+4%
24−27
−4%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+4.3%
21−24
−4.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+4%
24−27
−4%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+6.1%
30−35
−6.1%
Hitman 3 24−27
+4.2%
24−27
−4.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+5.3%
18−20
−5.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+5%
20−22
−5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+3.1%
30−35
−3.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+4%
24−27
−4%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+4.3%
21−24
−4.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+4%
24−27
−4%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+6.1%
30−35
−6.1%
Hitman 3 24−27
+4.2%
24−27
−4.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+5.3%
18−20
−5.3%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+5%
20−22
−5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+5.3%
18−20
−5.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+3.1%
30−35
−3.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+4.3%
21−24
−4.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+4%
24−27
−4%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+6.1%
30−35
−6.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+5.3%
18−20
−5.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Hitman 3 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Battlefield 5 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+5.9%
16−18
−5.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Hitman 3 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Battlefield 5 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

This is how GTX 670MX SLI and R9 M485X compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 670MX SLI is 9.2% faster than R9 M485X

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 670MX SLI is 25% faster than the R9 M485X.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 670MX SLI is ahead in 41 test (60%)
  • there's a draw in 27 tests (40%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 9.79 9.44
Recency 1 October 2012 14 May 2016
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 250 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 670MX SLI and Radeon R9 M485X. The differences in performance seem too small.


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