RTX A500 Mobile vs Radeon R9 M485X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M485X with RTX A500 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

R9 M485X
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
9.50

RTX A500 Mobile outperforms R9 M485X by an impressive 85% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking466311
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.6120.06
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameAmethystGA107S
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date15 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 cores20482048
Core clock speed723 MHz832 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1537 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt60 Watt (20 - 60 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate92.5498.37
Floating-point processing power2.961 TFLOPS6.296 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs12864
Tensor Coresno data64
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

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 sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.0 GB/s96 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.36.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
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 9.50
RTX A500 Mobile 17.56
+84.8%

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 6767
+84.9%

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 HD21−24
−105%
43
+105%
1440p12−14
−108%
25
+108%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−60%
24−27
+60%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−52.2%
35−40
+52.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−78.6%
24−27
+78.6%
Battlefield 5 27−30
−75.9%
50−55
+75.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−63.2%
30−35
+63.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−60%
24−27
+60%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−63.6%
35−40
+63.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−61.5%
40−45
+61.5%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−58.7%
100−105
+58.7%
Hitman 3 18−20
−66.7%
30−33
+66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−47.2%
75−80
+47.2%
Metro Exodus 30−33
−76.7%
50−55
+76.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−65.4%
40−45
+65.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−64.5%
50−55
+64.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−31.1%
80−85
+31.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−52.2%
35−40
+52.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−78.6%
24−27
+78.6%
Battlefield 5 27−30
−75.9%
50−55
+75.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−63.2%
30−35
+63.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−60%
24−27
+60%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−63.6%
35−40
+63.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−61.5%
40−45
+61.5%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−58.7%
100−105
+58.7%
Hitman 3 18−20
−66.7%
30−33
+66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−47.2%
75−80
+47.2%
Metro Exodus 30−33
−76.7%
50−55
+76.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−65.4%
40−45
+65.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−100%
62
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−42.3%
35−40
+42.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−31.1%
80−85
+31.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−52.2%
35−40
+52.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−78.6%
24−27
+78.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−63.2%
30−35
+63.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−60%
24−27
+60%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−63.6%
35−40
+63.6%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−58.7%
100−105
+58.7%
Hitman 3 18−20
−66.7%
30−33
+66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−47.2%
75−80
+47.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−74.2%
54
+74.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−11.5%
29
+11.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−31.1%
80−85
+31.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−65.4%
40−45
+65.4%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−66.7%
30−33
+66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−71.4%
24−27
+71.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−77.8%
16−18
+77.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−160%
12−14
+160%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−70%
16−18
+70%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−63.6%
18−20
+63.6%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−100%
80−85
+100%
Hitman 3 12−14
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
−60%
30−35
+60%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−108%
27−30
+108%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−255%
39
+255%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−88.9%
16−18
+88.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−58.3%
95−100
+58.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−56.3%
24−27
+56.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
−66.7%
14−16
+66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%
Hitman 3 6−7
−83.3%
10−12
+83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−100%
75−80
+100%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−114%
14−16
+114%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−114%
14−16
+114%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−75%
21−24
+75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−150%
14−16
+150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%

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

  • RTX A500 Mobile is 105% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A500 Mobile is 108% faster in 1440p

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

  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX A500 Mobile is 255% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX A500 Mobile surpassed R9 M485X in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.50 17.56
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 84.8% 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.


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AMD Radeon R9 M485X
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