GeForce GTX 485M vs Radeon HD 5830

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 485M and Radeon HD 5830. 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 HD 5830. 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 HD 5830
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 175 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 5830 has 75% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 485M.
  • GeForce GTX 485M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 5830 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 485M has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5830.
  • GeForce GTX 485M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 5830 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 485M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 5830 - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5830 is 416 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 485M.
  • GeForce GTX 485M and Radeon HD 5830 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5830 is 2500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 485M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 8−9
ultra / 1080p 7−8 5−6
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 18−20
medium / 1080p 14−16 10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 485M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than Radeon HD 5830.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 485M Radeon HD 5830
Architecture Fermi TeraScale 2
Code name N12E-GTX-A1 Cypress
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 6 January 2010 25 February 2010
Pipelines 384 1120
Core clock speed 384 800 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 36.8 billion/sec 44.80
Floating-point performance 883.2 gflops 1,792.0 gflops
Length 282 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96.0 GB/s 128.0 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
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