Quadro FX 5800 vs Radeon R9 M485X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro FX 5800 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 Quadro FX 5800 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

  Quadro FX 5800 Radeon R9 M485X
Power consumption (TDP) 189 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB MB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video No outputs
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  • Radeon R9 M485X has 32% more power consumption, than Quadro FX 5800.
  • Quadro FX 5800 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M485X uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Radeon R9 M485X has 4 GB more memory, than Quadro FX 5800.
  • Quadro FX 5800 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M485X - in Laptops.
  • Quadro FX 5800 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M485X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M485X is 113 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 5800.
  • Quadro FX 5800 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M485X - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M485X is 3400 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 5800.

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 Quadro FX 5800.

Full Specs

  Quadro FX 5800 Radeon R9 M485X
Architecture Tesla 2.0 GCN 3
Code name GT200B Amethyst
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 11 November 2008 14 May 2016
Pipelines 240 2048
Core clock speed 610 MHz 723 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 48.80 92.54
Floating-point performance 622.1 gflops 2,961 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 512 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 4.0 6.3
OpenGL 3.3 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA 1.3
Laptop size large
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