GeForce RTX 4090 vs Radeon R9 M485X

Place in the ranking	467	1
Place by popularity	not in top-100	6
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	18.56
Power efficiency	2.62	15.30
Architecture	GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Amethyst	AD102
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	15 May 2016 (8 years ago)	20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	2048	16384
Core clock speed	723 MHz	2235 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	5,000 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	450 Watt
Texture fill rate	92.54	1,290
Floating-point processing power	2.961 TFLOPS	82.58 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	176
TMUs	128	512
Tensor Cores	no data	512
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	128

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	large	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	304 mm
Width	no data	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 16-pin

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	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB/s	1.01 TB/s
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	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.3	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	-	8.9

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.

R9 M485X 9.52

RTX 4090 100.00
+950%

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

RTX 4090 38445
+950%

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 HD	24−27 −975%	258 +975%
1440p	18−20 −994%	197 +994%
4K	12−14 −1092%	143 +1092%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	6.20
1440p	no data	8.12
4K	no data	11.18

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −1078%	212 +1078%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −1084%	225 +1084%
Elden Ring	27−30 −822%	249 +822%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −277%	110−120 +277%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −1094%	215 +1094%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −484%	111 +484%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −1361%	555 +1361%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −585%	178 +585%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −524%	150−160 +524%
Valorant	35−40 −2260%	826 +2260%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −277%	110−120 +277%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −1006%	199 +1006%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −463%	107 +463%
Dota 2	30−35 −488%	200 +488%
Elden Ring	27−30 −1633%	468 +1633%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −282%	149 +282%
Fortnite	55−60 −450%	300−350 +450%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −1342%	548 +1342%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 −412%	174 +412%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −604%	183 +604%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75 −191%	210−220 +191%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −524%	150−160 +524%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −500%	170−180 +500%
Valorant	35−40 −2114%	750−800 +2114%
World of Tanks	130−140 −101%	270−280 +101%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −277%	110−120 +277%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −928%	185 +928%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −453%	105 +453%
Dota 2	30−35 −559%	224 +559%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −449%	210−220 +449%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −1332%	544 +1332%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75 −191%	210−220 +191%
Valorant	35−40 −1843%	680 +1843%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	12−14 −1250%	162 +1250%
Elden Ring	12−14 −2538%	343 +2538%
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 −1242%	161 +1242%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 −280%	170−180 +280%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −1063%	90−95 +1063%
World of Tanks	65−70 −659%	500−550 +659%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −383%	85−90 +383%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −1420%	152 +1420%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −1000%	77 +1000%
Far Cry 5	20−22 −700%	160−170 +700%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 −2435%	507 +2435%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −744%	152 +744%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −2282%	262 +2282%
Valorant	24−27 −2283%	572 +2283%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	4−5 −4050%	166 +4050%
Dota 2	20−22 −835%	187 +835%
Elden Ring	6−7 −3200%	198 +3200%
Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 −835%	187 +835%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −2640%	137 +2640%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −646%	200−210 +646%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −967%	60−65 +967%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 −835%	187 +835%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 −1038%	90−95 +1038%
Counter-Strike 2	4−5 −3650%	150−160 +3650%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1900%	40 +1900%
Dota 2	20−22 −1035%	227 +1035%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −855%	100−110 +855%
Fortnite	10−11 −860%	95−100 +860%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −2267%	284 +2267%
Valorant	9−10 −3944%	364 +3944%

This is how R9 M485X and RTX 4090 compete in popular games:

RTX 4090 is 975% faster in 1080p
RTX 4090 is 994% faster in 1440p
RTX 4090 is 1092% 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 RTX 4090 is 4050% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RTX 4090 surpassed R9 M485X in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.52	100.00
Recency	15 May 2016	20 September 2022
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	450 Watt

R9 M485X has 80% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090, on the other hand, has a 950.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M485X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 M485X is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4090 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.