GeForce GTX 285M SLI vs Radeon R9 M485X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 285M SLI 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 285M SLI stacks up against Radeon R9 M485X, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 285M SLI and Radeon R9 M485X are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 285M SLI 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 285M SLI or Radeon R9 M485X here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 285M SLI Radeon R9 M485X
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 250 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB MB
Display Connectors No outputs
  Check Price Check Price
  • Radeon R9 M485X has 66% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 285M SLI.
  • Radeon R9 M485X has 6 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 285M SLI.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 285M SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon R9 M485X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M485X is 147 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 285M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 285M SLI is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M485X - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M485X is 3980 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 285M SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 24−27
ultra / 1080p 8−9 14−16
QHD / 1440p 3−4 10−11
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 27−30 45−50
medium / 1080p 16−18 30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M485X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 85% more, than GeForce GTX 285M SLI.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 285M SLI Radeon R9 M485X
Architecture G9x GCN 3
Code name N10E-GTX Amethyst
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 2 March 2009 14 May 2016
Pipelines 256 2048
Core clock speed 576 MHz 723 MHz
Transistor count 1508 Million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 92.54
Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1020 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.3
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA +
Laptop size large large
  Check Price Check Price