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    GeForce GTX 485M vs Radeon HD 7970M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 485M and Radeon HD 7970M, 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 Radeon HD 7970M, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce GTX 485M and Radeon HD 7970M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 485M 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 or Radeon HD 7970M here:

    GeForce GTX 485M Laptops
    Radeon HD 7970M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 485M Radeon HD 7970M
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 100 Watt.
    • Both video cards are using MXM-B (3.0) interface connection to a motherboard.
    • GeForce GTX 485M and Radeon HD 7970M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 485M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M is 466 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 485M.
    • GeForce GTX 485M 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.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 12−14 18−20
    ultra / 1080p 7−8 10−12
    QHD / 1440p 2−3 5−6
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 24−27 35−40
    medium / 1080p 14−16 21−24
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 58% more, than GeForce GTX 485M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 485M Radeon HD 7970M
    Architecture Fermi GCN
    Code name N12E-GTX-A1 Wimbledon XT
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 6 January 2010 1 May 2012
    Pipelines 384 1280
    Core clock speed 384 850 MHz
    Transistor count 1,950 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 36.8 billion/sec 68.00
    Floating-point performance 883.2 gflops 2,176 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 4800 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 96.0 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
    CUDA +
    Bus support PCI-E 2.0
    SLI options +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 254 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
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