Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
AMD Radeon R9 M485X vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M SLI
Combined performance score
GeForce GTX 860M SLI outperforms Radeon R9 M485X by 30% in our combined benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 368 | 431 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Value for money | 4.60 | 0.58 |
Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2018) | GCN 3 (2014−2016) |
GPU code name | no data | Amethyst |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Release date | 12 March 2014 (10 years old) | 14 May 2016 (7 years old) |
Current price | $489 | $2500 |
GTX 860M SLI has 693% better value for money than R9 M485X.
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 cores | 1280 | 2048 |
Core clock speed | 1029 MHz | 723 MHz |
Number of transistors | 2x 1870 Million | 5,000 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 250 Watt |
Texture fill rate | no data | 92.54 |
Floating-point performance | no data | 2,961 gflops |
Size and compatibility
Information on GeForce GTX 860M 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 |
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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
Maximum RAM amount | 2x 4 GB | 8 GB |
Memory bus width | 2x 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 5000 MHz | 5000 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | no data | 160.0 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 Connectors | no data | No 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.
DirectX | 12 (FL 11_0) | 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:
Full HD | 46
+31.4%
| 35−40
−31.4%
|
Performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
+26.7%
|
14−16
−26.7%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 24−27
+30%
|
20−22
−30%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 20−22
+42.9%
|
14−16
−42.9%
|
Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+31.3%
|
30−35
−31.3%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 30−35
+28%
|
24−27
−28%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
+26.7%
|
14−16
−26.7%
|
Far Cry 5 | 30−35
+39.1%
|
21−24
−39.1%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 30−35
+32%
|
24−27
−32%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+30.3%
|
30−35
−30.3%
|
Hitman 3 | 30−35
+37.5%
|
24−27
−37.5%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 24−27
+31.6%
|
18−20
−31.6%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 21−24
+31.3%
|
16−18
−31.3%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 24−27
+30%
|
20−22
−30%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 21−24
+43.8%
|
16−18
−43.8%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 24−27
+30%
|
20−22
−30%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 20−22
+42.9%
|
14−16
−42.9%
|
Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+31.3%
|
30−35
−31.3%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 30−35
+28%
|
24−27
−28%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
+26.7%
|
14−16
−26.7%
|
Far Cry 5 | 30−35
+39.1%
|
21−24
−39.1%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 30−35
+32%
|
24−27
−32%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+30.3%
|
30−35
−30.3%
|
Hitman 3 | 30−35
+37.5%
|
24−27
−37.5%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 24−27
+31.6%
|
18−20
−31.6%
|
Metro Exodus | 18−20
+35.7%
|
14−16
−35.7%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 21−24
+31.3%
|
16−18
−31.3%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 24−27
+30%
|
20−22
−30%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+31.6%
|
18−20
−31.6%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 21−24
+43.8%
|
16−18
−43.8%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 24−27
+30%
|
20−22
−30%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 20−22
+42.9%
|
14−16
−42.9%
|
Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+31.3%
|
30−35
−31.3%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
+26.7%
|
14−16
−26.7%
|
Far Cry 5 | 30−35
+39.1%
|
21−24
−39.1%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 30−35
+32%
|
24−27
−32%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+30.3%
|
30−35
−30.3%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+31.6%
|
18−20
−31.6%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 21−24
+43.8%
|
16−18
−43.8%
|
1440p
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 18−20
+28.6%
|
14−16
−28.6%
|
Hitman 3 | 18−20
+26.7%
|
14−16
−26.7%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 18−20
+20%
|
14−16
−20%
|
Metro Exodus | 10−12
+37.5%
|
8−9
−37.5%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10
+28.6%
|
7−8
−28.6%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 16−18
+33.3%
|
12−14
−33.3%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 12−14
+33.3%
|
9−10
−33.3%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 9−10
+80%
|
5−6
−80%
|
Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+60%
|
14−16
−60%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+20%
|
5−6
−20%
|
Far Cry 5 | 20−22
+33.3%
|
14−16
−33.3%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 21−24
+40%
|
14−16
−40%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+35.3%
|
16−18
−35.3%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
+33.3%
|
9−10
−33.3%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 7−8
+75%
|
4−5
−75%
|
4K
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
Hitman 3 | 10−12
+22.2%
|
9−10
−22.2%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 9−10
+12.5%
|
8−9
−12.5%
|
Metro Exodus | 5−6
+66.7%
|
3−4
−66.7%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
+57.1%
|
7−8
−57.1%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
Battlefield 5 | 12−14
+71.4%
|
7−8
−71.4%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
Far Cry 5 | 10−11
+25%
|
8−9
−25%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 12−14
+20%
|
10−11
−20%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+45.5%
|
10−12
−45.5%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
This is how GTX 860M SLI and R9 M485X compete in popular games:
1080p resolution:
- GTX 860M SLI is 31.4% faster than R9 M485X
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 860M SLI is 100% faster than the R9 M485X.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, GTX 860M SLI surpassed R9 M485X in all 68 of our tests.
Advantages and disadvantages
Performance score | 12.28 | 9.44 |
Recency | 12 March 2014 | 14 May 2016 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 250 Watt |
The GeForce GTX 860M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M485X in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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