AMD started Radeon R9 M485X sales 15 May 2016. This is a laptop graphics card based on a GCN 3.0 architecture and made with 28 nm manufacturing process. It is primarily aimed at gamers. 8 GB of GDDR5 memory clocked at 1.25 GHz are supplied, and together with 256 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 160.0 GB/s.

Compatibility-wise, this is a graphics card attached via MXM-B (3.0) interface. Power consumption is at 250 Watt.

Primary details

Some basic facts about Radeon R9 M485X: architecture, market segment, release date etc.

Place in the ranking	467
Place by popularity	not in top-100
Power efficiency	2.62	of 100.00 (Radeon 890M)
Architecture	GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code name	Amethyst
Market segment	Laptop
Release date	15 May 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Radeon R9 M485X's specs such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of Radeon R9 M485X's performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2048	of 21760 (GeForce RTX 5090)
Core clock speed	723 MHz	of 2670 MHz (Arc B580)
Number of transistors	5,000 million	of 208,000 million (B200 SXM 192 GB)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	of 3 nm (Arc Graphics 140V)
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	of 2400 Watt (Data Center GPU Max Subsystem)
Texture fill rate	92.54	of 2,554 (Radeon Instinct MI300X)
Floating-point processing power	2.961 TFLOPS	of 104.8 (GeForce RTX 5090)
ROPs	32	of 192 (Radeon RX 7900 XTX)
TMUs	128	of 1280 (Data Center GPU Max NEXT)

Form factor & compatibility

This section provides details about the physical dimensions of Radeon R9 M485X and its compatibility with other computer components. This information is useful when selecting a computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards, it includes details about the interface and bus (for motherboard compatibility) and additional power connectors (for power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	large
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	None

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of memory installed on Radeon R9 M485X: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM instead.

Memory type	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	of 288 GB (Radeon Instinct MI325X)
Memory bus width	256 Bit	of 8192 Bit (Radeon Instinct MI250X)
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	of 20000 (RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile)
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB/s	of 5,171 GB/s (Radeon Instinct MI300X)
Shared memory	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on Radeon R9 M485X. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference graphics cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model, while non-reference desktop models can (though not necessarily will) bear a different set of video ports.

Display Connectors

No outputs

API compatibility

APIs supported by Radeon R9 M485X, sometimes including their particular versions.

DirectX	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.3
OpenGL	4.6
OpenCL	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131

Benchmark performance

Synthetic benchmark performance of Radeon R9 M485X. 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.

R9 M485X 9.52

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.

R9 M485X 3660

Gaming performance

Let's see how good Radeon R9 M485X is for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in frames per second. Comparisons with game system requirements are included, but remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect reality inaccurately.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	18−20
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20
Elden Ring	27−30

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35
Counter-Strike 2	18−20
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20
Forza Horizon 4	35−40
Metro Exodus	24−27
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27
Valorant	35−40

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35
Counter-Strike 2	18−20
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20
Dota 2	30−35
Elden Ring	27−30
Far Cry 5	35−40
Fortnite	55−60
Forza Horizon 4	35−40
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35
Metro Exodus	24−27
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30
Valorant	35−40
World of Tanks	130−140

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35
Counter-Strike 2	18−20
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20
Dota 2	30−35
Far Cry 5	35−40
Forza Horizon 4	35−40
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75
Valorant	35−40

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	12−14
Elden Ring	12−14
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9
World of Tanks	65−70

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20
Counter-Strike 2	10−11
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8
Far Cry 5	20−22
Forza Horizon 4	20−22
Metro Exodus	18−20
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12
Valorant	24−27

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	4−5
Dota 2	20−22
Elden Ring	6−7
Grand Theft Auto V	20−22
Metro Exodus	5−6
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9
Counter-Strike 2	4−5
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3
Dota 2	20−22
Far Cry 5	10−12
Fortnite	10−11
Forza Horizon 4	12−14
Valorant	9−10

Closest competitors

Radeon R9 M485X's performance relative to its closest rivals among notebook graphics cards.

Radeon R9 M390 104.1

GeForce GTX 965M 104.1

GeForce MX450 102.31

Radeon R9 M485X 100

GeForce GTX 775M 99.26

Radeon R9 M390X 98.32

Radeon HD 7970M 97.48

NVIDIA equivalent

According to our data, the closest NVIDIA alternative to Radeon R9 M485X is GeForce GTX 775M, which is slower by 1% and lower by 4 positions in our ranking.

GeForce GTX775M

Compare
R9 M485X with GTX 775M

Here are some closest NVIDIA rivals to Radeon R9 M485X:

GeForce GTX 780M 104.1

GeForce GTX 965M 104.1

GeForce MX450 102.31

Radeon R9 M485X 100

GeForce GTX 775M 99.26

GeForce GTX 485M SLI 95.9

GeForce GTX 870M 94.64