GeForce 930A vs Radeon R9 M485X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 930A and Radeon R9 M485X. 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 930A and Radeon R9 M485X. 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.

Radeon R9 M485X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M485X 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 Radeon R9 M485X here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 930A Radeon R9 M485X
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB MB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon R9 M485X has 657% more power consumption, than GeForce 930A.
  • GeForce 930A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 M485X uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Radeon R9 M485X has 6 GB more memory, than GeForce 930A.
  • GeForce 930A is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M485X - in Laptops.
  • GeForce 930A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M485X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 930A is 205 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M485X.
  • GeForce 930A and Radeon R9 M485X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M485X is 2998 MHz higher, than GeForce 930A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 24−27
ultra / 1080p 1−2 14−16
QHD / 1440p 0−1 10−11
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 14−16 45−50
medium / 1080p 5−6 30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M485X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 400% more, than GeForce 930A.

Full Specs

  GeForce 930A Radeon R9 M485X
Architecture Maxwell GCN 3
Code name GM108 Amethyst
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 13 March 2015 14 May 2016
Pipelines 384 2048
Core clock speed 928 MHz 723 MHz
Boost Clock 941 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 22.58 92.54
Floating-point performance 722.7 gflops 2,961 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2002 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 16.02 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 5.0
Laptop size large
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