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    GeForce GTX 980M vs Radeon R9 M485X

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 980M 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 980M stacks up against Radeon R9 M485X, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon R9 M485X are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 980M 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 980M or Radeon R9 M485X here:

    GeForce GTX 980M Laptops
    Radeon R9 M485X Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 980M Radeon R9 M485X
    Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 8 GB MB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Both video cards are using MXM-B (3.0) interface connection to a motherboard.
    • GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon R9 M485X have maximum RAM of 8 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 980M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M485X - with GCN 3.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 980M is 315 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M485X.
    • GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon R9 M485X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M485X is 2500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 24−27
    ultra / 1080p 24−27 14−16
    QHD / 1440p 18−20 10−11
    4K / 2160p 10−11 6−7
    low / 720p 60−65 45−50
    medium / 1080p 45−50 30−35
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than Radeon R9 M485X.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 980M Radeon R9 M485X
    Architecture Maxwell GCN 3
    Code name GM204 Amethyst
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 7 October 2014 14 May 2016
    Pipelines 1536 2048
    Core clock speed 1038 MHz 723 MHz
    Boost Clock 1127 MHz
    Transistor count 5,200 million 5,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 51.84 92.54
    Floating-point performance 3,462 gflops 2,961 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 5000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 6.4 6.3
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 2.0
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 1536
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 383 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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