GeForce GTX 485M vs Mobility Radeon HD 5850

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 485M and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 485M will be the best choice, for others Mobility Radeon HD 5850 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce GTX 485M and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 485M and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 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 Mobility Radeon HD 5850 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 485M Mobility Radeon HD 5850
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 30 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 485M has 233% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
  • GeForce GTX 485M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 485M has 1 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 485M is build with Fermi architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is 241 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 485M.
  • GeForce GTX 485M and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is 500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 485M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 5−6
ultra / 1080p 7−8 3−4
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 14−16
medium / 1080p 14−16 7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 485M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 114% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 485M Mobility Radeon HD 5850
Architecture Fermi Terascale 2
Code name N12E-GTX-A1 Broadway-PRO
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 6 January 2010 7 January 2010
Pipelines 384 800
Core clock speed 384 625 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 36.8 billion/sec 20.00
Floating-point performance 883.2 gflops 800.0 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96.0 GB/s 64 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA +
Bus support PCI-E 2.0
SLI options +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Laptop size large large
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