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    GeForce GTX 260 vs Radeon R9 M485X

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 260 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 GTX 260 stacks up against Radeon R9 M485X, check out specs charts below.
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    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:

    Radeon R9 M485X Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 260 Radeon R9 M485X
    Power consumption (TDP) 182 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 896 MB 8 GB MB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video No outputs
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    • Radeon R9 M485X has 37% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 260.
    • GeForce GTX 260 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M485X uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce GTX 260 has 888 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M485X.
    • GeForce GTX 260 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M485X - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 260 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M485X - with GCN 3.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 260 is 519 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M485X.
    • GeForce GTX 260 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M485X - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M485X is 4001 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260.

    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 GTX 260.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 260 Radeon R9 M485X
    Architecture Tesla 2.0 GCN 3
    Code name GT200 Amethyst
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 16 June 2008 14 May 2016
    Pipelines 192 2048
    Core clock speed 1242 MHz 723 MHz
    Transistor count 1,400 million 5,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 36.9 billion/sec 92.54
    Floating-point performance 476.9 gflops 2,961 gflops
    Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
    Memory bus width 448 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 999 MHz 5000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 111.9 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 192
    Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
    SLI options +
    Multi monitor support +
    HDMI +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 30 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
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