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    GeForce GTX 485M vs Radeon R9 270X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 485M and Radeon R9 270X. 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 GeForce GTX 485M and Radeon R9 270X. 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.
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    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:

    GeForce GTX 485M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 485M Radeon R9 270X
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 180 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 2 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 270X has 80% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 485M.
    • GeForce GTX 485M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 270X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 485M and Radeon R9 270X have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
    • GeForce GTX 485M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 270X - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 485M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 270X - with GCN.
    • GeForce GTX 485M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 270X - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 12−14 24−27
    ultra / 1080p 7−8 14−16
    QHD / 1440p 2−3 10−11
    4K / 2160p − 6−7
    low / 720p 24−27 45−50
    medium / 1080p 14−16 30−35
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 116% more, than GeForce GTX 485M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 485M Radeon R9 270X
    Architecture Fermi GCN
    Code name N12E-GTX-A1 Curacao XT
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 6 January 2010 8 October 2013
    Pipelines 384 1280
    Core clock speed 384
    Boost Clock 1050 MHz
    Transistor count 1,950 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 36.8 billion/sec 84.00
    Floating-point performance 883.2 gflops 2,688 gflops
    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) 318 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    TrueAudio +
    Design reference
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    DDMA audio +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 30 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 163 Sol/s
    AppAcceleration +
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
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