GeForce GTX 1070 mobile vs Radeon R9 M485X

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 1070 mobile and Radeon R9 M485X you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 1070 mobile will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 M485X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce GTX 1070 mobile and Radeon R9 M485X are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 1070 mobile and Radeon R9 M485X are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 1070 mobile or Radeon R9 M485X here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1070 mobile Radeon R9 M485X
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 8 GB MB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon R9 M485X has 108% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1070 mobile.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 mobile is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M485X uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 mobile and Radeon R9 M485X have maximum RAM of 8 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R9 M485X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1070 mobile is 783 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M485X.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 mobile is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M485X - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M485X is 4992 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 1070 mobile.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 50−55 24−27
ultra / 1080p 35−40 14−16
QHD / 1440p 27−30 10−11
4K / 2160p 16−18 6−7
low / 720p 80−85 45−50
medium / 1080p 60−65 30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 109% more, than Radeon R9 M485X.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1070 mobile Radeon R9 M485X
Architecture Pascal GCN 3
Code name N17E-G2 Amethyst
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 1 September 2016 14 May 2016
Pipelines 2048 2048
Core clock speed 1506 MHz 723 MHz
Boost Clock 1645 MHz
Transistor count 7,200 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 210.6 92.54
Floating-point performance 6,738 gflops 2,961 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 8 GB/s 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 256 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4 6.3
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
CUDA +
CUDA cores 1920
Bus support PCIe 3.0
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
Laptop size large large
GPU Boost 3.0
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