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    GeForce GTX 485M vs Radeon R9 M290X

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 485M and Radeon R9 M290X, 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 M290X, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce GTX 485M and Radeon R9 M290X are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 485M and Radeon R9 M290X 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 R9 M290X here:

    GeForce GTX 485M Laptops
    Radeon R9 M290X Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 485M Radeon R9 M290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 100 Watt.
    • GeForce GTX 485M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 M290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon R9 M290X has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 485M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 485M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M290X is 466 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 485M.
    • GeForce GTX 485M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M290X - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 485M is 300 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 12−14 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 7−8 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 2−3 4−5
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 24−27 30−35
    medium / 1080p 14−16 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 41% more, than GeForce GTX 485M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 485M Radeon R9 M290X
    Architecture Fermi GCN
    Code name N12E-GTX-A1 Neptune
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 6 January 2010 7 January 2014
    Pipelines 384 1280
    Core clock speed 384 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 900 MHz
    Transistor count 1,950 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 36.8 billion/sec 72.00
    Floating-point performance 883.2 gflops 2,304 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 96.0 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.4
    OpenCL 1.1 Not Listed
    Vulkan N/A
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCI-E 2.0 PCIe 3.0 x16
    SLI options +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 300 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Compute units 20
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