GeForce 820A vs GeForce GTX 485M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 820A and GeForce GTX 485M, 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 GeForce 820A stacks up against GeForce GTX 485M, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 485M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 485M 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 GeForce GTX 485M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 820A GeForce GTX 485M
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
  Check Price
  • GeForce GTX 485M has 566% more power consumption, than GeForce 820A.
  • GeForce 820A is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 485M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 485M has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce 820A.
  • GeForce 820A is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 485M - in Laptops.
  • GeForce 820A is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 485M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 820A is 391 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 485M.
  • GeForce 820A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 485M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce 820A is 300 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 485M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 12−14
ultra / 1080p 7−8
QHD / 1440p 0−1 2−3
low / 720p 1−2 24−27
medium / 1080p 0−1 14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 485M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2400% more, than GeForce 820A.

Full Specs

  GeForce 820A GeForce GTX 485M
Architecture Fermi 2.0 Fermi
Code name GF117 N12E-GTX-A1
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 17 March 2014 6 January 2010
Pipelines 96 384
Core clock speed 775 MHz 384
Transistor count 585 million 1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 12.40 36.8 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 297.6 gflops 883.2 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 96.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA 2.1 +
Bus support PCI-E 2.0
SLI options +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Laptop size large
  Check Price