GeForce GTX 485M vs Radeon R9 270

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 485M and Radeon R9 270, 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 R9 270, 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 Radeon R9 270
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 150 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 270 has 50% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 485M.
  • GeForce GTX 485M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 270 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 485M and Radeon R9 270 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 485M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 270 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 485M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 270 - with GCN 1.0.
  • GeForce GTX 485M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 270 - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 21−24
ultra / 1080p 7−8 12−14
QHD / 1440p 2−3 7−8
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 24−27 40−45
medium / 1080p 14−16 27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 83% more, than GeForce GTX 485M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 485M Radeon R9 270
Architecture Fermi GCN 1.0
Code name N12E-GTX-A1 Curacao
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 6 January 2010 13 November 2013
Pipelines 384 1280
Core clock speed 384
Boost Clock 925 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 36.8 billion/sec 74.00
Floating-point performance 883.2 gflops 2,368 gflops
Length 210 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96.0 GB/s 179.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A +
CUDA +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCI-E 2.0 PCIe 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 293 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 16 Mh/s
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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