GeForce GTX 485M vs Radeon E8860

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 485M and Radeon E8860. 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 E8860. 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.

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:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 485M Radeon E8860
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 37 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 485M has 170% more power consumption, than Radeon E8860.
  • GeForce GTX 485M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon E8860 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 485M and Radeon E8860 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 485M is used in Laptops, and Radeon E8860 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 485M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon E8860 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon E8860 is 191 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 485M.
  • GeForce GTX 485M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon E8860 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon E8860 is 3000 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 485M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 7−8
ultra / 1080p 7−8 4−5
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 18−20
medium / 1080p 14−16 9−10
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 485M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than Radeon E8860.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 485M Radeon E8860
Architecture Fermi GCN 1.0
Code name N12E-GTX-A1 Venus
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 6 January 2010 25 January 2014
Pipelines 384 640
Core clock speed 384 575 MHz
Boost Clock 625 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 36.8 billion/sec 25.00
Floating-point performance 883.2 gflops 800.0 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96.0 GB/s 72 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA +
Bus support PCI-E 2.0
SLI options +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 48 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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