Radeon R9 M485X vs Tesla M6

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R9 M485X and Tesla M6, 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 Radeon R9 M485X stacks up against Tesla M6, check out specs charts below.

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

  Radeon R9 M485X Tesla M6
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 100 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB MB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon R9 M485X has 150% more power consumption, than Tesla M6.
  • Radeon R9 M485X is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Tesla M6 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 M485X and Tesla M6 have maximum RAM of 8 GB.
  • Radeon R9 M485X is used in Laptops, and Tesla M6 - in Desktops.
  • Radeon R9 M485X is build with GCN 3 architecture, and Tesla M6 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Tesla M6 is 207 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M485X.
  • Radeon R9 M485X and Tesla M6 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Tesla M6 is 12 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M485X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 24−27 35−40
ultra / 1080p 14−16 24−27
QHD / 1440p 10−11 20−22
4K / 2160p 6−7 10−12
low / 720p 45−50 65−70
medium / 1080p 30−35 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M6 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 59% more, than Radeon R9 M485X.

Full Specs

  Radeon R9 M485X Tesla M6
Architecture GCN 3 Maxwell 2.0
Code name Amethyst GM204
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 14 May 2016 30 August 2015
Pipelines 2048 1536
Core clock speed 723 MHz 930 MHz
Boost Clock 1180 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 92.54 113.3
Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops 3,625 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 160.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.3 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA 5.2
Laptop size large
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