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    GeForce GTX 485M SLI vs Radeon HD 6550A

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 485M SLI and Radeon HD 6550A, 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 Radeon HD 6550A, check out specs charts below.
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    Radeon HD 6550A

    GeForce GTX 485M SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 485M SLI 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 SLI here:

    GeForce GTX 485M SLI Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 485M SLI Radeon HD 6550A
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 35 Watt
    Interface MXM-A (3.0)
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 2x2 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 485M SLI has 185% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6550A.
    • GeForce GTX 485M SLI and Radeon HD 6550A have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
    • GeForce GTX 485M SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6550A - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 485M SLI is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6550A - with TeraScale 2.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 485M SLI is 25 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.
    • GeForce GTX 485M SLI and Radeon HD 6550A are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6550A is 100 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 485M SLI.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 −
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
    4K / 2160p 10−11 −
    low / 720p 60−65 1−2
    medium / 1080p 40−45 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 485M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 485M SLI Radeon HD 6550A
    Architecture Fermi TeraScale 2
    Code name N11E-GTX-A1 Pinewood
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 6 January 2011 7 February 2011
    Pipelines 768 480
    Core clock speed 575 MHz 550 MHz
    Transistor count 627 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 13.20
    Floating-point performance 624.0 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 1600 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 11.2 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.0
    OpenGL 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2
    Vulkan N/A
    Laptop size large
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