Qualcomm Adreno 680 vs Radeon R9 M485X

Place in the ranking	459	877
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	2.79	21.70
Architecture	GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)	no data
GPU code name	Amethyst	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	15 May 2016 (8 years ago)	6 December 2018 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2048	no data
Core clock speed	723 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	5,000 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	7 Watt
Texture fill rate	92.54	no data
Floating-point processing power	2.961 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	32	no data
TMUs	128	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	no data
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB/s	no data
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 data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

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

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

R9 M485X 9.49
+358%

Qualcomm Adreno 680 2.07

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

R9 M485X 3660
+359%

Qualcomm Adreno 680 797

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16
+200%

5−6

−200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +156%	9−10 −156%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +1300%	1−2 −1300%
Battlefield 5	27−30 +625%	4−5 −625%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +171%	7−8 −171%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +200%	5−6 −200%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +340%	5−6 −340%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +271%	7−8 −271%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +350%	14−16 −350%
Hitman 3	18−20 +125%	8−9 −125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +152%	21−24 −152%
Metro Exodus	30−33 +900%	3−4 −900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +271%	7−8 −271%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +158%	12−14 −158%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +60.5%	35−40 −60.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +156%	9−10 −156%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +1300%	1−2 −1300%
Battlefield 5	27−30 +625%	4−5 −625%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +171%	7−8 −171%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +200%	5−6 −200%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +340%	5−6 −340%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +271%	7−8 −271%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +350%	14−16 −350%
Hitman 3	18−20 +125%	8−9 −125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +152%	21−24 −152%
Metro Exodus	30−33 +900%	3−4 −900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +271%	7−8 −271%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +158%	12−14 −158%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +85.7%	14−16 −85.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +60.5%	35−40 −60.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +156%	9−10 −156%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +1300%	1−2 −1300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +171%	7−8 −171%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +200%	5−6 −200%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +340%	5−6 −340%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +350%	14−16 −350%
Hitman 3	18−20 +125%	8−9 −125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +152%	21−24 −152%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +158%	12−14 −158%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +85.7%	14−16 −85.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +60.5%	35−40 −60.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27
+271%

7−8

−271%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +350%	4−5 −350%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +413%	8−9 −413%
Hitman 3	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 +186%	7−8 −186%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +275%	16−18 −275%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18
+167%

6−7

−167%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Hitman 3	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +388%	8−9 −388%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10
+125%

4−5

−125%

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

in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the R9 M485X is 1300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, R9 M485X surpassed Qualcomm Adreno 680 in all 60 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.49	2.07
Recency	15 May 2016	6 December 2018
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	7 Watt

R9 M485X has a 358.5% higher aggregate performance score.

Qualcomm Adreno 680, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 3471.4% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R9 M485X is our recommended choice as it beats the Qualcomm Adreno 680 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.