GeForce GTX 485M SLI vs Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 485M SLI and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2, 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 485M SLI stacks up against Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 485M SLI and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce GTX 485M SLI and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 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 485M SLI or Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 485M SLI
Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2
Power consumption (TDP)
100 Watt
110 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount
2x2 GB
512 MB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 has 10% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 485M SLI.
Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 has 510 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 485M SLI.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 485M SLI is build with Fermi architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 - with RV6xx.
Core clock speed of Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is 85 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 485M SLI.
GeForce GTX 485M SLI is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 485M SLI is 650 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
35−40
6−7
ultra / 1080p
21−24
4−5
QHD / 1440p
16−18
0−1
4K / 2160p
10−11
−
low / 720p
60−65
16−18
medium / 1080p
40−45
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 485M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 355% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
55−60
12−14
ultra / 1080p
45−50
10−11
QHD / 1440p
35−40
0−1
4K / 2160p
18−20
−
low / 720p
100−110
24−27
medium / 1080p
60−65
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 485M SLI in Battlefield 5 is 353% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 485M SLI in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
250−260
130−140
medium / 768p
220−230
110−120
ultra / 1080p
180−190
50−55
QHD / 1440p
110−120
27−30
4K / 2160p
70−75
27−30
high / 768p
210−220
80−85
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 485M SLI in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 142% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
−
18−20
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 485M SLI in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
120−130
80−85
medium / 768p
110−120
55−60
ultra / 1080p
100−110
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 485M SLI in Dota 2 is 101% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
45−50
8−9
ultra / 1080p
40−45
7−8
QHD / 1440p
27−30
−
4K / 2160p
14−16
3−4
low / 720p
80−85
18−20
medium / 1080p
45−50
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 485M SLI in Far Cry 5 is 422% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
60−65
14−16
ultra / 1080p
45−50
10−11
QHD / 1440p
27−30
−
4K / 2160p
27−30
−
low / 720p
180−190
60−65
medium / 1080p
110−120
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 485M SLI in Fortnite is 277% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
60−65
12−14
ultra / 1080p
45−50
10−12
QHD / 1440p
30−35
1−2
4K / 2160p
24−27
−
low / 720p
100−110
24−27
medium / 1080p
65−70
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 485M SLI in Forza Horizon 4 is 384% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
140−150
50−55
medium / 768p
120−130
45−50
high / 1080p
70−75
12−14
ultra / 1080p
30−35
6−7
QHD / 1440p
21−24
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 485M SLI in Grand Theft Auto V is 220% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
24−27
4−5
ultra / 1080p
20−22
3−4
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
8−9
0−1
low / 720p
65−70
12−14
medium / 1080p
30−35
6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 485M SLI in Metro Exodus is 500% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
130−140
95−100
high / 1080p
−
85−90
ultra / 1080p
−
80−85
medium / 1080p
120−130
90−95
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 485M SLI in Minecraft is 36% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
100−110
30−35
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 485M SLI in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 109% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
24−27
−
ultra / 1080p
16−18
7−8
QHD / 1440p
10−11
0−1
4K / 2160p
7−8
−
low / 720p
65−70
12−14
medium / 1080p
35−40
10−12
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 485M SLI in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 300% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
130−140
24−27
medium / 768p
85−90
16−18
high / 1080p
45−50
9−10
ultra / 1080p
24−27
6−7
4K / 2160p
16−18
6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 485M SLI in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 376% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
90−95
85−90
medium / 768p
60−65
45−50
ultra / 1080p
50−55
18−20
high / 768p
60−65
35−40
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 485M SLI in World of Tanks is 42% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 485M SLI
Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2
Architecture
Fermi
RV6xx
Code name
N11E-GTX-A1
M88-XT CF
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
6 January 2011
1 September 2008
Pipelines
768
640
Core clock speed
575 MHz
660 MHz
Transistor count
666 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
55 nm
Texture fill rate
10.56
Floating-point performance
2x 422.4 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1500 MHz
850 MHz
Memory bandwidth
54.4 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model
4.1
OpenGL
3.3
OpenCL
N/A
Vulkan
N/A
Laptop size
large
large
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