AMD Radeon R9 M485X vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M SLI

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Combined performance score

GTX 860M SLI
12.28
+30.1%

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 ranking368431
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money4.600.58
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)GCN 3 (2014−2016)
GPU code nameno dataAmethyst
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date12 March 2014 (10 years old)14 May 2016 (7 years old)
Current price$489 $2500
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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 cores12802048
Core clock speed1029 MHz723 MHz
Number of transistors2x 1870 Million5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rateno data92.54
Floating-point performanceno data2,961 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 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 amount2x 4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width2x 128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed5000 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.

DirectX12 (FL 11_0)12 (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 HD46
+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.


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