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    GeForce GTX 485M vs Radeon R9 380X

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 485M and Radeon R9 380X, 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 R9 380X, check out specs charts below.
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    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:

    GeForce GTX 485M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 485M Radeon R9 380X
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 190 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 380X has 90% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 485M.
    • GeForce GTX 485M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 380X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon R9 380X has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 485M.
    • GeForce GTX 485M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 380X - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 485M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 380X - with GCN 3.0.
    • GeForce GTX 485M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 380X - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 485M is 530 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 380X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 12−14 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 7−8 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 2−3 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 24−27 60−65
    medium / 1080p 14−16 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than GeForce GTX 485M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 485M Radeon R9 380X
    Architecture Fermi GCN 3.0
    Code name N12E-GTX-A1 Antigua
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 6 January 2010 19 November 2015
    Pipelines 384 2048
    Core clock speed 384
    Boost Clock 970 MHz
    Transistor count 1,950 million 5,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 36.8 billion/sec 124.2
    Floating-point performance 883.2 gflops 3,973 gflops
    Length 221 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 970 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 96.0 GB/s 182.4 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.3
    OpenGL 4.5 4.5
    OpenCL 1.1 2.0
    Vulkan N/A +
    CUDA +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.58 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCI-E 2.0 PCIe 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    TrueAudio +
    ZeroCore +
    Mantle +
    Design reference
    Bridgeless CrossFire +
    Number of Eyefinity displays 6
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    VCE +
    DDMA audio +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.89 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.63 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 175 Sol/s
    Compute units 32
    Form factor full height / full length
    High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
    LiquidVR +
    FRTC +
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