Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) vs GeForce GTX 485M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 485M and Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 485M
2011
2 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
6.12
+35.7%

GTX 485M outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) by a substantial 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking581660
Place by popularitynot in top-10039
Power efficiency4.1920.60
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code nameGF104Vega Raven Ridge
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 January 2011 (13 years ago)26 October 2017 (7 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 cores384512
Core clock speed1150 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1200 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 million9,800 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate36.8057.60
Floating-point processing power0.8832 TFLOPS1.843 TFLOPS
ROPs328
TMUs6432

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)IGP
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount2 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1500 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth96.0 GB/sno data
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.12.1
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 485M 6.12
+35.7%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 4.51

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 485M 2359
+35.8%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 1737

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 485M 2709
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 3557
+31.3%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 485M 13536
+31.5%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 10294

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p48
+37.1%
35−40
−37.1%
Full HD65
+261%
18
−261%
4K10−12
+25%
8
−25%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+11.1%
9
−11.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+6.7%
15
−6.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−42.9%
10
+42.9%
Battlefield 5 16−18
−5.9%
18
+5.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+30%
10
−30%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+11.1%
9
−11.1%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−38.5%
18
+38.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−5.9%
18
+5.9%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−45%
58
+45%
Hitman 3 12−14
+33.3%
9
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+23.3%
30−33
−23.3%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−37.5%
22
+37.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+6.3%
16
−6.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+10.5%
19
−10.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−30%
65
+30%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−87.5%
30
+87.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Battlefield 5 16−18
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+30%
10
−30%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+66.7%
6
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+30%
10
−30%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+30.8%
13
−30.8%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−30%
52
+30%
Hitman 3 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+23.3%
30−33
−23.3%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−6.3%
17
+6.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+70%
10
−70%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+31.3%
16
−31.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
−55%
31
+55%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−10%
55
+10%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+100%
8
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+85.7%
7
−85.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+100%
5
−100%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+85.7%
7
−85.7%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+73.9%
23
−73.9%
Hitman 3 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+147%
15
−147%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+50%
14
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+150%
8
−150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+11.1%
45−50
−11.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+70%
10
−70%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+125%
8−9
−125%
Hitman 3 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+39.3%
27−30
−39.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Hitman 3 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+0%
4
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−50%
9
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%

This is how GTX 485M and RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) compete in popular games:

  • GTX 485M is 37% faster in 900p
  • GTX 485M is 261% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 485M is 25% faster in 4K

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 485M is 400% faster.
  • in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 88% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 485M is ahead in 52 tests (78%)
  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is ahead in 13 tests (19%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.12 4.51
Recency 5 January 2011 26 October 2017
Chip lithography 40 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 15 Watt

GTX 485M has a 35.7% higher aggregate performance score.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 566.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 485M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) in performance tests.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M
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