Radeon R9 M485X vs GeForce GTX 680M SLI

Place in performance ranking	306	434
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	29.06	0.56
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	GCN 3 (2014−2016)
GPU code name	N13E-GTX	Amethyst
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	4 June 2012 (12 years ago)	14 May 2016 (8 years ago)
Current price	$149	$2500

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 680M SLI has 5089% better value for money than R9 M485X.

Detailed specifications

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 cores	2688	2048
Core clock speed	720 MHz	723 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	250 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	92.54
Floating-point performance	no data	2,961 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 680M 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 size	large	large
Interface	no data	MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None
SLI options	+	no data

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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2x 4 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	2x 256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	3600 MHz	5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	160.0 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 Connectors

no data

No outputs

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	no data	6.3
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	2.0
Vulkan	no data	1.2.131
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:

900p	133 +77.3%	75−80 −77.3%
Full HD	111 +85%	60−65 −85%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30	no data
Battlefield 5	50−55	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27	no data
Far Cry 5	35−40	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50	no data
Forza Horizon 4	75−80	no data
Hitman 3	30−35	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70	no data
Metro Exodus	55−60	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30	no data
Battlefield 5	50−55	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27	no data
Far Cry 5	35−40	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50	no data
Forza Horizon 4	75−80	no data
Hitman 3	30−35	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70	no data
Metro Exodus	55−60	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27	no data
Far Cry 5	35−40	no data
Forza Horizon 4	75−80	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

45−50

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10	no data
Far Cry 5	27−30	no data
Forza Horizon 4	30−35	no data
Hitman 3	20−22	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35	no data
Metro Exodus	30−33	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14	no data
Hitman 3	12−14	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	no data
Far Cry 5	9−10	no data
Forza Horizon 4	21−24	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20	no data
Metro Exodus	16−18	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7	no data