GeForce GTX 485M SLI vs Radeon RX Vega M GL
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX Vega M GL and GeForce GTX 485M SLI, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RX Vega M GL outperforms GTX 485M SLI by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 452 | 490 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 10.69 | 6.24 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | Polaris 22 | N11E-GTX-A1 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 February 2018 (7 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 | 1280 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 931 MHz | 575 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1011 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 5,000 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 80.88 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.588 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 32 | no data |
| TMUs | 80 | 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 | no data | large |
| Interface | IGP | 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 | HBM2 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 2x2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 1024 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 179.2 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 |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 11 |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | - |
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 | 95−100
+6.7%
| 89
−6.7%
|
| Full HD | 110−120
+6.8%
| 103
−6.8%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Fortnite | 55−60
+11.8%
|
50−55
−11.8%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+13.3%
|
30−33
−13.3%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 140−150
+9.1%
|
130−140
−9.1%
|
| Dota 2 | 65−70
+9.5%
|
60−65
−9.5%
|
| Fortnite | 55−60
+11.8%
|
50−55
−11.8%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 35−40
+12.5%
|
30−35
−12.5%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+13.3%
|
30−33
−13.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+13.6%
|
21−24
−13.6%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Dota 2 | 65−70
+9.5%
|
60−65
−9.5%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+13.3%
|
30−33
−13.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+13.6%
|
21−24
−13.6%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 55−60
+11.8%
|
50−55
−11.8%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 20−22
+5.3%
|
18−20
−5.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
+11.1%
|
9−10
−11.1%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Dota 2 | 35−40
+12.9%
|
30−35
−12.9%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+12.5%
|
8−9
−12.5%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 9−10
+12.5%
|
8−9
−12.5%
|
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Valorant | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Valorant | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Valorant | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Valorant | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Valorant | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
This is how RX Vega M GL and GTX 485M SLI compete in popular games:
- RX Vega M GL is 7% faster in 900p
- RX Vega M GL is 7% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX Vega M GL is 14% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX Vega M GL is ahead in 17 tests (25%)
- there's a draw in 50 tests (75%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.14 | 9.10 |
| Recency | 1 February 2018 | 6 January 2011 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 100 Watt |
RX Vega M GL has a 11.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 53.8% lower power consumption.
The Radeon RX Vega M GL is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 485M SLI in performance tests.
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