Radeon R9 M485X vs GeForce GTX 970M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 970M SLI and Radeon R9 M485X, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 970M SLI
2014
2x 6 GB GDDR5, 162 Watt
22.28
+145%

970M SLI outperforms R9 M485X by a whopping 145% 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 ranking286524
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency10.592.80
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameno dataAmethyst
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 October 2014 (11 years ago)15 May 2016 (10 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 cores25602048
Core clock speed924 MHz723 MHz
Boost clock speed1038 MHzno data
Number of transistors2x 5200 Million5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)162 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 sizelargelarge
Interfaceno dataMXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2x 6 GB8 GB
Memory bus width2x 192 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed5000 MHz1250 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

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12_112 (12_0)
Shader Modelno data6.3
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.0
Vulkan-1.2.131
CUDA+-

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:

Full HD88
+151%
35−40
−151%
4K41
+156%
16−18
−156%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 120−130
+163%
45−50
−163%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+158%
18−20
−158%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 50−55
+212%
16−18
−212%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 90−95
+122%
40−45
−122%
Counter-Strike 2 120−130
+163%
45−50
−163%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+158%
18−20
−158%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+147%
30−33
−147%
Fortnite 110−120
+104%
55−60
−104%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+128%
40−45
−128%
Forza Horizon 5 70−75
+157%
27−30
−157%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
+170%
30−35
−170%
Valorant 160−170
+77.8%
90−95
−77.8%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 90−95
+122%
40−45
−122%
Counter-Strike 2 120−130
+163%
45−50
−163%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 250−260
+78%
140−150
−78%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+158%
18−20
−158%
Dota 2 110−120
+77.6%
65−70
−77.6%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+147%
30−33
−147%
Fortnite 110−120
+104%
55−60
−104%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+128%
40−45
−128%
Forza Horizon 5 70−75
+157%
27−30
−157%
Grand Theft Auto V 80−85
+144%
30−35
−144%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+178%
18−20
−178%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
+170%
30−35
−170%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85
+254%
24−27
−254%
Valorant 160−170
+77.8%
90−95
−77.8%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 90−95
+122%
40−45
−122%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+158%
18−20
−158%
Dota 2 110−120
+77.6%
65−70
−77.6%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+147%
30−33
−147%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+128%
40−45
−128%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
+170%
30−35
−170%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 48
+100%
24−27
−100%
Valorant 160−170
+77.8%
90−95
−77.8%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 110−120
+104%
55−60
−104%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+182%
16−18
−182%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 160−170
+131%
70−75
−131%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+250%
12−14
−250%
Metro Exodus 30−33
+200%
10−11
−200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+263%
45−50
−263%
Valorant 190−200
+94.1%
100−110
−94.1%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 60−65
+191%
21−24
−191%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+214%
7−8
−214%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+174%
18−20
−174%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+164%
21−24
−164%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+177%
12−14
−177%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 50−55
+184%
18−20
−184%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+450%
4−5
−450%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+115%
20−22
−115%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+280%
5−6
−280%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 28
+180%
10−11
−180%
Valorant 130−140
+175%
45−50
−175%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 35−40
+218%
10−12
−218%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+450%
4−5
−450%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Dota 2 75−80
+124%
30−35
−124%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+189%
9−10
−189%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+167%
14−16
−167%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+167%
9−10
−167%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 24−27
+167%
9−10
−167%

This is how GTX 970M SLI and R9 M485X compete in popular games:

  • GTX 970M SLI is 151% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 970M SLI is 156% faster in 4K

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

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 970M SLI is 450% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 970M SLI surpassed R9 M485X in all 60 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 22.28 9.09
Recency 7 October 2014 15 May 2016
Power consumption (TDP) 162 Watt 250 Watt

GTX 970M SLI has a 145% higher aggregate performance score, and 54% lower power consumption.

R9 M485X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

The GeForce GTX 970M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M485X in performance tests.

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