GeForce GTX 485M vs Radeon RX Vega M GL

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 485M and Radeon RX Vega M GL, 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 RX Vega M GL, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 485M and Radeon RX Vega M GL are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 485M and Radeon RX Vega M GL 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 RX Vega M GL here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 485M Radeon RX Vega M GL
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 65 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) IGP
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 485M has 53% more power consumption, than Radeon RX Vega M GL.
  • GeForce GTX 485M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon RX Vega M GL uses IGP interface.
  • Radeon RX Vega M GL 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 RX Vega M GL - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX Vega M GL is 547 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 485M.
  • GeForce GTX 485M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega M GL - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 485M is 100 MHz higher, than Radeon RX Vega M GL.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 16−18
ultra / 1080p 7−8 10−11
QHD / 1440p 2−3 4−5
low / 720p 24−27 35−40
medium / 1080p 14−16 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than GeForce GTX 485M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 485M Radeon RX Vega M GL
Architecture Fermi GCN 4.0
Code name N12E-GTX-A1 Polaris 22
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 6 January 2010 1 February 2018
Pipelines 384 1280
Core clock speed 384 931 MHz
Boost Clock 1011 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 36.8 billion/sec 80.88
Floating-point performance 883.2 gflops 2,588 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 1024 Bit
Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 1400 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96.0 GB/s 179.2 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA +
Bus support PCI-E 2.0
SLI options +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Laptop size large
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