GeForce 9800 GTX vs Radeon R9 M485X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 9800 GTX and Radeon R9 M485X, 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 9800 GTX stacks up against Radeon R9 M485X, check out specs charts below.

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 9800 GTX Radeon R9 M485X
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 8 GB MB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video No outputs
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  • Radeon R9 M485X has 78% more power consumption, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
  • GeForce 9800 GTX is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M485X uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce 9800 GTX has 504 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M485X.
  • GeForce 9800 GTX is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M485X - in Laptops.
  • GeForce 9800 GTX is build with Tesla architecture, and Radeon R9 M485X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 9800 GTX is 965 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M485X.
  • GeForce 9800 GTX is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M485X - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M485X is 3900 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800 GTX.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 24−27
ultra / 1080p 14−16
QHD / 1440p 0−1 10−11
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 1−2 45−50
medium / 1080p 0−1 30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M485X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 4600% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.

Full Specs

  GeForce 9800 GTX Radeon R9 M485X
Architecture Tesla GCN 3
Code name G92 Amethyst
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 28 March 2008 14 May 2016
Pipelines 128 2048
Core clock speed 1688 MHz 723 MHz
Transistor count 754 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 43.2 billion/sec 92.54
Floating-point performance 432.1 gflops 2,961 gflops
Length 10.5" (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1100 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 70.4 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 4.0 6.3
OpenGL 2.1 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA +
CUDA cores 128
Bus support PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI Via Adapter
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
Laptop size large
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