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    GeForce GTX 260M SLI vs Radeon R9 M485X

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 260M SLI 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 GeForce GTX 260M SLI stacks up against Radeon R9 M485X, check out specs charts below.
    GeForce GTX 260M SLI Check Price
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    GeForce GTX 260M SLI and Radeon R9 M485X are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 260M SLI 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 260M SLI or Radeon R9 M485X here:

    GeForce GTX 260M SLI Laptops
    Radeon R9 M485X Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 260M SLI Radeon R9 M485X
    Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 250 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB MB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • Radeon R9 M485X has 66% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 260M SLI.
    • Radeon R9 M485X has 6 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 260M SLI.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 260M SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon R9 M485X - with GCN 3.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M485X is 173 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260M SLI.
    • GeForce GTX 260M SLI is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M485X - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M485X is 4050 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260M SLI.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 8−9 24−27
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 14−16
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 10−11
    4K / 2160p − 6−7
    low / 720p 20−22 45−50
    medium / 1080p 10−12 30−35
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M485X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 172% more, than GeForce GTX 260M SLI.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 260M SLI Radeon R9 M485X
    Architecture G9x GCN 3
    Code name NB9E-GTX Amethyst
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 2 March 2009 14 May 2016
    Pipelines 224 2048
    Core clock speed 550 MHz 723 MHz
    Transistor count 1508 Million 5,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 92.54
    Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 950 MHz 5000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 6.3
    OpenGL 4.6
    OpenCL 2.0
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    CUDA +
    Laptop size large large
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