FirePro S7150 vs Radeon R9 M485X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro S7150 and Radeon R9 M485X, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro S7150 stacks up against Radeon R9 M485X, check out specs charts below.

Radeon R9 M485X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M485X is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon R9 M485X here:

Main Specs

  FirePro S7150 Radeon R9 M485X
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 8 GB MB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon R9 M485X has 66% more power consumption, than FirePro S7150.
  • FirePro S7150 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M485X uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro S7150 and Radeon R9 M485X have maximum RAM of 8 GB.
  • FirePro S7150 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M485X - in Laptops.
  • FirePro S7150 is build with GCN 3.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M485X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro S7150 is 197 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M485X.
  • FirePro S7150 and Radeon R9 M485X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro S7150 and Radeon R9 M485X is 5000 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 24−27
ultra / 1080p 21−24 14−16
QHD / 1440p 16−18 10−11
4K / 2160p 10−11 6−7
low / 720p 60−65 45−50
medium / 1080p 40−45 30−35
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S7150 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 45% more, than Radeon R9 M485X.

Full Specs

  FirePro S7150 Radeon R9 M485X
Architecture GCN 3.0 GCN 3
Code name Tonga Amethyst
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 1 February 2016 14 May 2016
Pipelines 2048 2048
Core clock speed 920 MHz 723 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 117.8 92.54
Floating-point performance 3,763 gflops 2,961 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.3 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Laptop size large
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