GeForce GTX 285M SLI vs Radeon HD 4850

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 285M SLI and Radeon HD 4850. 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 285M SLI and Radeon HD 4850. 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 285M SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 285M SLI 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 285M SLI here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 285M SLI Radeon HD 4850
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 110 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 512 MB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • GeForce GTX 285M SLI has 36% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 4850.
  • Radeon HD 4850 has 510 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 285M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 285M SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 4850 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 285M SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon HD 4850 - with Terascale 1.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 4850 is 49 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 285M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 285M SLI and Radeon HD 4850 are manufactured by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 285M SLI is 27 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 1−2
ultra / 1080p 8−9 0−1
QHD / 1440p 3−4 0−1
low / 720p 27−30 12−14
medium / 1080p 16−18 3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 285M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 233% more, than Radeon HD 4850.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 285M SLI Radeon HD 4850
Architecture G9x Terascale 1
Code name N10E-GTX RV770
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 2 March 2009 25 June 2008
Pipelines 256 800
Core clock speed 576 MHz 625 MHz
Transistor count 1508 Million 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 25.00
Floating-point performance 1,000.0 gflops
Length 246 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1020 MHz 993 MHz
Memory bandwidth 63.55 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 4.1
OpenGL 3.3
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
Laptop size large
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