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    GeForce GTX 485M SLI vs Radeon HD 7970M

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 485M SLI and Radeon HD 7970M. 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 485M SLI and Radeon HD 7970M. 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 485M SLI and Radeon HD 7970M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 485M SLI and Radeon HD 7970M 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 Radeon HD 7970M here:

    GeForce GTX 485M SLI Laptops
    Radeon HD 7970M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 485M SLI Radeon HD 7970M
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2x2 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 100 Watt.
    • GeForce GTX 485M SLI and Radeon HD 7970M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 485M SLI is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M is 275 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 485M SLI.
    • GeForce GTX 485M SLI is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7970M - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M is 3300 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 485M SLI.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 18−20
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 10−12
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 5−6
    4K / 2160p 10−11 4−5
    low / 720p 60−65 35−40
    medium / 1080p 40−45 21−24
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 485M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon HD 7970M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 485M SLI Radeon HD 7970M
    Architecture Fermi GCN
    Code name N11E-GTX-A1 Wimbledon XT
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 6 January 2011 1 May 2012
    Pipelines 768 1280
    Core clock speed 575 MHz 850 MHz
    Transistor count 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 68.00
    Floating-point performance 2,176 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 4800 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 254 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
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