GeForce GTX 485M SLI vs Radeon R5 430 OEM

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 485M SLI and Radeon R5 430 OEM, 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 R5 430 OEM, 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 R5 430 OEM
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2x2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 485M SLI has 100% more power consumption, than Radeon R5 430 OEM.
  • GeForce GTX 485M SLI and Radeon R5 430 OEM have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 485M SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon R5 430 OEM - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 485M SLI is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R5 430 OEM - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R5 430 OEM is 155 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 485M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 485M SLI is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R5 430 OEM - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R5 430 OEM is 3100 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 485M SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 1−2
ultra / 1080p 21−24 0−1
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 12−14
medium / 1080p 40−45 3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 485M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 683% more, than Radeon R5 430 OEM.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 485M SLI Radeon R5 430 OEM
Architecture Fermi GCN 1.0
Code name N11E-GTX-A1 Oland
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 6 January 2011 30 June 2016
Pipelines 768 384
Core clock speed 575 MHz 730 MHz
Boost Clock 780 MHz
Transistor count 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 18.72
Floating-point performance 599.0 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 4600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 36.8 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
Laptop size large
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