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    GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q vs Radeon R9 M485X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q 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 GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q 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.
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    GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q and Radeon R9 M485X are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q and Radeon R9 M485X are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 1070 Max Q or Radeon R9 M485X here:

    GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q Laptops
    Radeon R9 M485X Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q Radeon R9 M485X
    Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 250 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None 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 117% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q.
    • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M485X uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q and Radeon R9 M485X have maximum RAM of 8 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R9 M485X - with GCN 3.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is 378 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M485X.
    • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M485X - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is 3000 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M485X.

    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 GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 45% more, than Radeon R9 M485X.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q Radeon R9 M485X
    Architecture Pascal GCN 3
    Code name N17E-G2 Max-Q Amethyst
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 30 May 2017 14 May 2016
    Pipelines 2048 2048
    Core clock speed 1101 - 1215 MHz 723 MHz
    Boost Clock 1265 - 1379 MHz
    Transistor count 7,200 million 5,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 176.5 92.54
    Floating-point performance 5,648 gflops 2,961 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 8000 MHz 5000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 256.3 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    VR Ready +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 6.4 6.3
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 2.0
    Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
    CUDA 6.1
    Laptop size large large
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