FirePro S9050 vs Radeon R9 M485X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro S9050 and Radeon R9 M485X. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro S9050 and Radeon R9 M485X. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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 S9050 Radeon R9 M485X
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 8 GB MB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Radeon R9 M485X has 11% more power consumption, than FirePro S9050.
  • FirePro S9050 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M485X uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro S9050 has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M485X.
  • FirePro S9050 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M485X - in Laptops.
  • FirePro S9050 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M485X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro S9050 is 177 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M485X.
  • FirePro S9050 and Radeon R9 M485X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro S9050 is 500 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M485X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 24−27
ultra / 1080p 12−14 14−16
QHD / 1440p 6−7 10−11
4K / 2160p 5−6 6−7
low / 720p 35−40 45−50
medium / 1080p 24−27 30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M485X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 22% more, than FirePro S9050.

Full Specs

  FirePro S9050 Radeon R9 M485X
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 3
Code name Tahiti Amethyst
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 7 August 2014 14 May 2016
Pipelines 1792 2048
Core clock speed 900 MHz 723 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 92.54
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 2,961 gflops
Length 254 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Laptop size large
Form factor full height / full length
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