Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge vs Radeon R9 M485X

In this comparison between Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge and Radeon R9 M485X you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 M485X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge and Radeon R9 M485X are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge 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 Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge or Radeon R9 M485X here:

Main Specs

  Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge Radeon R9 M485X
Power consumption (TDP) 12-45 Watt 250 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB MB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Radeon R9 M485X has 1983% more power consumption, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge is build with GCN 1.2/2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M485X - with GCN 3.
  • Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge and Radeon R9 M485X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

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 Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.

Full Specs

  Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge Radeon R9 M485X
Architecture GCN 1.2/2.0 GCN 3
Code name Bristol Ridge Amethyst
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 1 June 2016 14 May 2016
Pipelines 384 2048
Core clock speed 723 MHz
Boost Clock 800 MHz
Transistor count 3100 Million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 92.54
Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops
Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory + -
DirectX DirectX 12 (FL 12_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.3
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131
Laptop size medium sized large
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