GeForce GTX 485M vs Quadro 500M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 485M and Quadro 500M, 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 stacks up against Quadro 500M, check out specs charts below.

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

  GeForce GTX 485M Quadro 500M
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 35 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 485M has 185% more power consumption, than Quadro 500M.
  • GeForce GTX 485M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro 500M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 485M has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro 500M.
  • GeForce GTX 485M is used in Laptops, and Quadro 500M - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 485M and Quadro 500M are build with Fermi architecture.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro 500M is 316 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 485M.
  • GeForce GTX 485M and Quadro 500M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro 500M is 300 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 485M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 0−1
ultra / 1080p 7−8
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 1−2
medium / 1080p 14−16 0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 485M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2400% more, than Quadro 500M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 485M Quadro 500M
Architecture Fermi Fermi
Code name N12E-GTX-A1 GF108
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 6 January 2010 22 February 2011
Pipelines 384 96
Core clock speed 384 700 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 585 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 36.8 billion/sec 11.20
Floating-point performance 883.2 gflops 268.8 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96.0 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA + 2.1
Bus support PCI-E 2.0
SLI options +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Laptop size large
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