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    GeForce GTX 970M vs Radeon R9 M485X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 970M and Radeon R9 M485X. 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 970M and Radeon R9 M485X. 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 970M and Radeon R9 M485X are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 970M and Radeon R9 M485X 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 970M or Radeon R9 M485X here:

    GeForce GTX 970M Laptops
    Radeon R9 M485X Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 970M Radeon R9 M485X
    Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB MB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Both video cards are using MXM-B (3.0) interface connection to a motherboard.
    • Radeon R9 M485X has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 970M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 970M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M485X - with GCN 3.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 970M is 201 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M485X.
    • GeForce GTX 970M and Radeon R9 M485X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M485X is 2500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 970M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 24−27
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 14−16
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 10−11
    4K / 2160p 10−11 6−7
    low / 720p 60−65 45−50
    medium / 1080p 40−45 30−35
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 45% more, than Radeon R9 M485X.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 970M Radeon R9 M485X
    Architecture Maxwell GCN 3
    Code name GM204 Amethyst
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 7 October 2014 14 May 2016
    Pipelines 1280 2048
    Core clock speed 924 MHz 723 MHz
    Boost Clock 1038 MHz
    Transistor count 5,200 million 5,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 83.04 92.54
    Floating-point performance 2,657 gflops 2,961 gflops
    Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 5000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 120 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 6.4 6.3
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 2.0
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 1280
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 314 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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