GRID K140Q vs Radeon R9 M485X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GRID K140Q and Radeon R9 M485X. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GRID K140Q and Radeon R9 M485X. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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

  GRID K140Q Radeon R9 M485X
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB MB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon R9 M485X has 92% more power consumption, than GRID K140Q.
  • GRID K140Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M485X uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Radeon R9 M485X has 7 GB more memory, than GRID K140Q.
  • GRID K140Q is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M485X - in Laptops.
  • GRID K140Q is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 M485X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of GRID K140Q is 127 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M485X.
  • GRID K140Q and Radeon R9 M485X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M485X is 3218 MHz higher, than GRID K140Q.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 24−27
ultra / 1080p 0−1 14−16
QHD / 1440p 0−1 10−11
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 9−10 45−50
medium / 1080p 1−2 30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M485X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 700% more, than GRID K140Q.

Full Specs

  GRID K140Q Radeon R9 M485X
Architecture Kepler GCN 3
Code name GK107 Amethyst
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 28 June 2013 14 May 2016
Pipelines 192 2048
Core clock speed 850 MHz 723 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 13.60 92.54
Floating-point performance 326.4 gflops 2,961 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1782 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.51 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 3.0
Laptop size large
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