Radeon R9 M485X vs GeForce GTX 965M

Place in performance ranking	423	431
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	0.92	0.55
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	GCN 3 (2014−2016)
GPU code name	N16E-GS, N16E-GR	Amethyst
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	5 January 2015 (9 years ago)	14 May 2016 (7 years ago)
Current price	$1546	$2500

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 965M has 67% 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	1024	2048
CUDA cores	1024	no data
Core clock speed	944 MHz	723 MHz
Boost clock speed	950 / 1151 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	2,940 million	5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	unknown	250 Watt
Texture fill rate	73.60	92.54
Floating-point performance	2,355 gflops	2,961 gflops

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 965M 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
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
SLI options	+	no data

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80 GB/s	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 outputs	No outputs
VGA аnalog display support	+	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported Technologies

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

GameStream	+	no data
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	no data
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	no data
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data
BatteryBoost	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.4	6.3
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	1.1	1.2.131
CUDA	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 965M 9.75
+3.2%

R9 M485X 9.45

GeForce GTX 965M outperforms Radeon R9 M485X by 3% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 965M 3775
+3.1%

R9 M485X 3660

GeForce GTX 965M outperforms Radeon R9 M485X by 3% in Passmark.

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 +15%	40−45 −15%
1440p	25 +4.2%	24−27 −4.2%
4K	21 +16.7%	18−21 −16.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16

+0%

14−16

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	31 +55%	20−22 −55%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +7.1%	14−16 −7.1%
Battlefield 5	52 +62.5%	30−35 −62.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +4%	24−27 −4%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry 5	38 +65.2%	21−24 −65.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	38 +52%	24−27 −52%
Forza Horizon 4	47 +42.4%	30−35 −42.4%
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	31 +55%	20−22 −55%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24 +20%	20−22 −20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +7.1%	14−16 −7.1%
Battlefield 5	43 +34.4%	30−35 −34.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +4%	24−27 −4%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry 5	35 +52.2%	21−24 −52.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	35 +40%	24−27 −40%
Forza Horizon 4	41 +24.2%	30−35 −24.2%
Hitman 3	24−27 +4.2%	24−27 −4.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 +5.3%	18−20 −5.3%
Metro Exodus	15 +7.1%	14−16 −7.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	13 −53.8%	20−22 +53.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	31 +63.2%	18−20 −63.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	13 −53.8%	20−22 +53.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +7.1%	14−16 −7.1%
Battlefield 5	35 +9.4%	30−35 −9.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry 5	32 +39.1%	21−24 −39.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	32 +28%	24−27 −28%
Forza Horizon 4	28 −17.9%	30−35 +17.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18 −5.6%	18−20 +5.6%
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	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
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	10 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Battlefield 5	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Far Cry 5	22 +46.7%	14−16 −46.7%
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	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
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	13 +85.7%	7−8 −85.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
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	10 +25%	8−9 −25%
Far Cry New Dawn	31 +210%	10−11 −210%
Forza Horizon 4	14 +27.3%	10−12 −27.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

This is how GTX 965M and R9 M485X compete in popular games:

GTX 965M is 15% faster than R9 M485X in 1080p
GTX 965M is 4.2% faster than R9 M485X in 1440p
GTX 965M is 16.7% faster than R9 M485X in 4K

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

in Far Cry New Dawn, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 965M is 210% faster than the R9 M485X.
in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R9 M485X is 66.7% faster than the GTX 965M.

All in all, in popular games: