Radeon R9 M485X vs GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE)

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E8950 R9 M295X R9 M295X Mac Edition R9 M390X R9 M395X R9 M395X Mac Edition R9 M485X

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE) and Radeon R9 M485X, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

9400M (G) / ION (LE)
2008
12 Watt
0.29

R9 M485X outperforms 9400M (G) / ION (LE) by a whopping 3034% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1396524
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.862.80
Architectureno dataGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameMCP79MXAmethyst
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date14 October 2008 (17 years ago)15 May 2016 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores162048
Core clock speed450 MHz723 MHz
Number of transistors282 Million5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)12 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rateno data92.54
Floating-point processing powerno data2.961 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data128
L1 Cacheno data512 KB
L2 Cacheno data512 KB

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
Interfaceno dataMXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data8 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1250 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data160.0 GB/s
Shared memory+-

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX10.012 (12_0)
Shader Modelno data6.3
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.0
Vulkan-1.2.131

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1800%
18−20
+1800%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1800%
18−20
+1800%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−1233%
40−45
+1233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−371%
30−35
+371%
Valorant 24−27
−246%
90−95
+246%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 12−14
−985%
140−150
+985%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1800%
18−20
+1800%
Dota 2 9−10
−644%
65−70
+644%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−1233%
40−45
+1233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−371%
30−35
+371%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−380%
24−27
+380%
Valorant 24−27
−246%
90−95
+246%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1800%
18−20
+1800%
Dota 2 9−10
−644%
65−70
+644%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−1233%
40−45
+1233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−371%
30−35
+371%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−380%
24−27
+380%
Valorant 24−27
−246%
90−95
+246%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−467%
16−18
+467%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 0−1 70−75
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−1500%
45−50
+1500%

1440p
Ultra

Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−2100%
21−24
+2100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−1200%
12−14
+1200%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−42.9%
20−22
+42.9%
Valorant 1−2
−4700%
45−50
+4700%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1−2
−800%
9−10
+800%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Fortnite 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Fortnite 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

1440p
High

Grand Theft Auto V 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Valorant 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Dota 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the R9 M485X is 4700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R9 M485X performs better in 26 tests (44%)
  • there's a draw in 33 tests (56%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.29 9.09
Recency 14 October 2008 15 May 2016
Chip lithography 65 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 250 Watt

9400M (G) / ION (LE) has 1983% lower power consumption.

R9 M485X, on the other hand, has a 3034% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 132% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R9 M485X is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE) in performance tests.

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