GeForce GTX 485M vs Radeon HD 4850

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 485M and Radeon HD 4850, 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 HD 4850, check out specs charts below.

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 HD 4850
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 110 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 512 MB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • Radeon HD 4850 has 10% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 485M.
  • GeForce GTX 485M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 4850 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon HD 4850 has 510 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 485M.
  • GeForce GTX 485M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 4850 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 485M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 4850 - with Terascale 1.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 4850 is 241 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 485M.
  • GeForce GTX 485M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4850 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 485M is 507 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 1−2
ultra / 1080p 7−8 0−1
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 12−14
medium / 1080p 14−16 3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 485M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 183% more, than Radeon HD 4850.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 485M Radeon HD 4850
Architecture Fermi Terascale 1
Code name N12E-GTX-A1 RV770
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 6 January 2010 25 June 2008
Pipelines 384 800
Core clock speed 384 625 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 36.8 billion/sec 25.00
Floating-point performance 883.2 gflops 1,000.0 gflops
Length 246 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 993 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96.0 GB/s 63.55 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 5.1 4.1
OpenGL 4.5 3.3
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA +
Bus support PCI-E 2.0
SLI options +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Laptop size large
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