FirePro W9000 vs GeForce GTX 485M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W9000 and GeForce GTX 485M. 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 FirePro W9000 and GeForce GTX 485M. 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.

GeForce GTX 485M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 485M 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 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W9000 GeForce GTX 485M
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI No outputs
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  • FirePro W9000 has 250% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 485M.
  • FirePro W9000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 485M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro W9000 has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 485M.
  • FirePro W9000 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 485M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 485M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 591 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 485M.
  • FirePro W9000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 485M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 4000 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 485M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 12−14
ultra / 1080p 21−24 7−8
QHD / 1440p 16−18 2−3
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 24−27
medium / 1080p 40−45 14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than GeForce GTX 485M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W9000 GeForce GTX 485M
Architecture GCN 1.0 Fermi
Code name Tahiti N12E-GTX-A1
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 14 June 2012 6 January 2010
Pipelines 2048 384
Core clock speed 975 MHz 384
Transistor count 4,313 million 1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 124.8 36.8 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 3,994 gflops 883.2 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 96.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI-E 2.0
SLI options +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 460 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
Dual-link DVI support +
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