GeForce GTX 485M SLI vs Radeon HD 7790

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 485M SLI and Radeon HD 7790, 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 7790, check out specs charts below.

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:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 485M SLI Radeon HD 7790
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 85 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2x2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 485M SLI has 17% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7790.
  • GeForce GTX 485M SLI has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7790.
  • GeForce GTX 485M SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7790 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 485M SLI is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 7790 - with GCN 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7790 is 425 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 485M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 485M SLI is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7790 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7790 is 4500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 485M SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 16−18
ultra / 1080p 21−24 9−10
QHD / 1440p 16−18 4−5
4K / 2160p 10−11 4−5
low / 720p 60−65 30−35
medium / 1080p 40−45 20−22
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 485M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 128% more, than Radeon HD 7790.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 485M SLI Radeon HD 7790
Architecture Fermi GCN 2.0
Code name N11E-GTX-A1 Bonaire
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 6 January 2011 22 March 2013
Pipelines 768 896
Core clock speed 575 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 56.00
Floating-point performance 1,792 gflops
Length 183 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.3
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 218 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 5.2 Mh/s
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