GeForce GTX 485M SLI vs Radeon R9 M380
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R9 M380 and GeForce GTX 485M SLI, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
GTX 485M SLI outperforms R9 M380 by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 552 | 488 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 6.22 |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | Strato | N11E-GTX-A1 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 5 May 2015 (9 years ago) | 6 January 2011 (14 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 cores | 768 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 575 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1000 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2,080 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 48.00 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.536 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 16 | no data |
| TMUs | 48 | no data |
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 size | medium sized | large |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | no data |
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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 2x2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 96 GB/s | no 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 Connectors | No outputs | no data |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | + | - |
| HD3D | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| DualGraphics | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| ZeroCore | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 11 |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | no data |
| OpenCL | Not Listed | no data |
| Mantle | + | - |
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:
| 900p | 70−75
−27.1%
| 89
+27.1%
|
| Full HD | 80−85
−28.8%
| 103
+28.8%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 16−18
−31.3%
|
21−24
+31.3%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
−14.3%
|
16−18
+14.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
−21.4%
|
16−18
+21.4%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 16−18
−31.3%
|
21−24
+31.3%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
−27.6%
|
35−40
+27.6%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
−14.3%
|
16−18
+14.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
−21.4%
|
16−18
+21.4%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
−33.3%
|
27−30
+33.3%
|
| Fortnite | 40−45
−24.4%
|
50−55
+24.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−33
−23.3%
|
35−40
+23.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 16−18
−31.3%
|
21−24
+31.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27
−20%
|
30−33
+20%
|
| Valorant | 70−75
−16.4%
|
85−90
+16.4%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 16−18
−31.3%
|
21−24
+31.3%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
−27.6%
|
35−40
+27.6%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
−14.3%
|
16−18
+14.3%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 110−120
−20%
|
130−140
+20%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
−21.4%
|
16−18
+21.4%
|
| Dota 2 | 50−55
−18.9%
|
60−65
+18.9%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
−33.3%
|
27−30
+33.3%
|
| Fortnite | 40−45
−24.4%
|
50−55
+24.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−33
−23.3%
|
35−40
+23.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 16−18
−31.3%
|
21−24
+31.3%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 24−27
−28%
|
30−35
+28%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12−14
−30.8%
|
16−18
+30.8%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27
−20%
|
30−33
+20%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
−22.2%
|
21−24
+22.2%
|
| Valorant | 70−75
−16.4%
|
85−90
+16.4%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
−27.6%
|
35−40
+27.6%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
−14.3%
|
16−18
+14.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
−21.4%
|
16−18
+21.4%
|
| Dota 2 | 50−55
−18.9%
|
60−65
+18.9%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
−33.3%
|
27−30
+33.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−33
−23.3%
|
35−40
+23.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 16−18
−31.3%
|
21−24
+31.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27
−20%
|
30−33
+20%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
−22.2%
|
21−24
+22.2%
|
| Valorant | 70−75
−16.4%
|
85−90
+16.4%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 40−45
−24.4%
|
50−55
+24.4%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−22.2%
|
10−12
+22.2%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 50−55
−25%
|
65−70
+25%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 8−9
−50%
|
12−14
+50%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
−50%
|
9−10
+50%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
−12.8%
|
40−45
+12.8%
|
| Valorant | 75−80
−24.7%
|
95−100
+24.7%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−58.3%
|
18−20
+58.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−40%
|
7−8
+40%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
−28.6%
|
18−20
+28.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−25%
|
20−22
+25%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 10−12
−36.4%
|
14−16
+36.4%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−30%
|
12−14
+30%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 14−16
−28.6%
|
18−20
+28.6%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 6−7
−16.7%
|
7−8
+16.7%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 18−20
−5.6%
|
18−20
+5.6%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−80%
|
9−10
+80%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−29.4%
|
40−45
+29.4%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7
−50%
|
9−10
+50%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Dota 2 | 24−27
−29.2%
|
30−35
+29.2%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
−28.6%
|
9−10
+28.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
−40%
|
14−16
+40%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 4−5
−50%
|
6−7
+50%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−14.3%
|
8−9
+14.3%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 7−8
−14.3%
|
8−9
+14.3%
|
This is how R9 M380 and GTX 485M SLI compete in popular games:
- GTX 485M SLI is 27% faster in 900p
- GTX 485M SLI is 29% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 485M SLI is 200% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, GTX 485M SLI surpassed R9 M380 in all 67 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 7.19 | 9.07 |
| Recency | 5 May 2015 | 6 January 2011 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
R9 M380 has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
GTX 485M SLI, on the other hand, has a 26.1% higher aggregate performance score.
The GeForce GTX 485M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M380 in performance tests.
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