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AMD Radeon R9 M485X vs AMD Radeon R9 M470

AMD Radeon R9 M485X

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The AMD Radeon R9 M485X is a mobile graphics card based on the familiar Tonga chip. The R9 M485X uses all 2048 shaders (32 Compute Units CU) and is based on the third generation of the GCN architecture (Graphics Core Next). Similar to the predecessor cards R9 M395X and M295X, the power consumption should be between 100 and 125 Watts. Compared to the technologically identical Radeon R9 M395X (909 MHz Boost; optional upgrade for the 2015 iMac), the Radeon R9 M485X could have a slightly higher clock. It is the only model from the series (M485X, M470X and M470) with up to 8 GB GDDR5 RAM and a 256-bit memory interface. 

Contrary to the R9 M300 series, the number of products within the R9 M400 series is currently limited to three (M485X, M470X and M470), but this will probably change with the launch of the new Polaris architecture in Q2 2016.

Our gaming benchmarks with the iMac show the predecessor GPU M395X roughly on par with a GeForce GTX 880M or GTX 970M (see below), respectively. Still, the performance is definitely not sufficient for demanding titles in 5K, and this will most likely not change with the M485X.

Sources: AMD (specs), AnandTech (Tonga chip)

AMD Radeon R9 M470

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The AMD Radeon R9 M470 is an upper mainstream mobile graphics card based on the familiar Bonaire chip. This 28 nm GPU uses 768 shaders (12 Compute Units CU) and is based on the second generation of the GCN architecture (Graphics Core Next). The maximum memory size is 4 GB (GDDR5, 6000 MHz effective) and it is attached via 128-bit interface. Compared to the technologically identical predecessor card Radeon R9 M380 (1000 MHz), the R9 M470 could have a slightly higher clock.

Contrary to the R9 M300 series, the number of products within the R9 M400 series is currently limited to three (M485X, M470X and M470), but this will probably change with the launch of the new Polaris architecture in Q2 2016.

Sources: AMD (specs), AnandTech (Bonaire chip)

AMD Radeon R9 M485XAMD Radeon R9 M470
Radeon R9 M400 Series
Radeon R9 M485X 2048 256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Radeon R9 M470X compare 896 @ 1.1 GHz128 Bit @ 6000 MHz
Radeon R9 M470 768 @ 1 GHz128 Bit @ 6000 MHz
Radeon R9 M485X 2048 256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Radeon R9 M470X compare 896 @ 1.1 GHz128 Bit @ 6000 MHz
Radeon R9 M470 768 @ 1 GHz128 Bit @ 6000 MHz
ArchitectureGCN 3GCN 2
Pipelines2048 - unified768 - unified
Memory Speed5000 MHz6000 MHz
Memory Bus Width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory0 GB4 GB
Shared Memorynono
APIDirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.0DirectX 12 FL11_1, Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.3
Power Consumption125 Watt
Transistors5 Billion1.5 Billion
technology28 nm28 nm
FeaturesDirectX 12, Vulkan, Mantle, OpenGL 4.4, Enduro, APPDirectCompute 5.0, OpenCL
Notebook Sizelargelarge
Date of Announcement14.05.2016 14.05.2016
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.amd.comwww.amd.com
CodenameSaturn
Core Speed1000 MHz
Shader Speed6000 MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
15817 Points (17%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
24365 Points (6%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
3415 Points (6%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
3655 Points (4%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
71137 Points (9%)
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon R9 M470
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
96.9 fps (6%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + AMD Radeon R9 M470
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
98 % (98%)

Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon R9 M470 → 0% n=

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Redaktion, 2017-09- 8 (Update: 2023-07- 1)