RTX A500 Mobile vs Radeon R9 M485X

Place in the ranking	467	314
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	2.62	20.10
Architecture	GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Amethyst	GA107S
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	15 May 2016 (8 years ago)	22 March 2022 (2 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	2048	2048
Core clock speed	723 MHz	832 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1537 MHz
Number of transistors	5,000 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	60 Watt (20 - 60 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	92.54	98.37
Floating-point processing power	2.961 TFLOPS	6.296 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	48
TMUs	128	64
Tensor Cores	no data	64
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	16

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
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB/s	96 GB/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

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	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	-	8.6

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 A500 Mobile 17.52
+84%

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 A500 Mobile 6737
+84.1%

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 −87.5%	45 +87.5%
1440p	12−14 −108%	25 +108%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −133%	42 +133%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −84.2%	35−40 +84.2%
Elden Ring	27−30 −104%	55−60 +104%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −80.6%	55−60 +80.6%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −77.8%	32 +77.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −84.2%	35−40 +84.2%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −100%	76 +100%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −84.6%	45−50 +84.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −64%	40−45 +64%
Valorant	35−40 −103%	70−75 +103%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −80.6%	55−60 +80.6%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −33.3%	24 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −84.2%	35−40 +84.2%
Dota 2	30−35 −29.4%	44 +29.4%
Elden Ring	27−30 −104%	55−60 +104%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −100%	78 +100%
Fortnite	55−60 −69.6%	95−100 +69.6%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −63.2%	62 +63.2%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 −94.1%	66 +94.1%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −84.6%	45−50 +84.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75 −64.9%	120−130 +64.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −64%	40−45 +64%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −86.2%	50−55 +86.2%
Valorant	35−40 −103%	70−75 +103%
World of Tanks	130−140 −54%	210−220 +54%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −80.6%	55−60 +80.6%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −11.1%	20 +11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −84.2%	35−40 +84.2%
Dota 2	30−35 −82.4%	60−65 +82.4%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −56.4%	60−65 +56.4%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −42.1%	54 +42.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75 −64.9%	120−130 +64.9%
Valorant	35−40 −103%	70−75 +103%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	12−14 −150%	30 +150%
Elden Ring	12−14 −115%	27−30 +115%
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 −150%	30 +150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 −250%	160−170 +250%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −100%	16−18 +100%
World of Tanks	65−70 −77.9%	120−130 +77.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −100%	35−40 +100%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −85.7%	12−14 +85.7%
Far Cry 5	20−22 −125%	45−50 +125%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 −95%	39 +95%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −117%	35−40 +117%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −109%	21−24 +109%
Valorant	24−27 −83.3%	40−45 +83.3%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	4−5 −225%	12−14 +225%
Dota 2	20−22 −50%	30−33 +50%
Elden Ring	6−7 −100%	12−14 +100%
Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 −50%	30−33 +50%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −85.7%	50−55 +85.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −83.3%	10−12 +83.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 −50%	30−33 +50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 −113%	16−18 +113%
Counter-Strike 2	4−5 −225%	12−14 +225%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Dota 2	20−22 −50%	30−33 +50%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −100%	21−24 +100%
Fortnite	10−11 −100%	20−22 +100%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −108%	24−27 +108%
Valorant	9−10 −122%	20−22 +122%

This is how R9 M485X and RTX A500 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX A500 Mobile is 88% faster in 1080p
RTX A500 Mobile is 108% faster in 1440p

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

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX A500 Mobile is 250% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX A500 Mobile is ahead in 62 tests (98%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.52	17.52
Recency	15 May 2016	22 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	60 Watt

R9 M485X has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX A500 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 84% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 316.7% lower power consumption.

The RTX A500 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M485X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 M485X is a notebook graphics card while RTX A500 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

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