AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid vs AMD Radeon R9 M485X

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid and AMD Radeon R9 M485X videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, Memory, API support, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid

AMD Radeon R9 M485X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 94% higher core clock speed: 1406 MHz vs 723 MHz
4.6x more texture fill rate: 429.3 GTexel / s vs 92.54 GTexel / s
2x more pipelines: 4096 vs 2048
4.6x better floating-point performance: 13,738 gflops vs 2,961 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 225 Watt vs 250 Watt

Launch date	8 August 2017 vs 15 May 2016
Core clock speed	1406 MHz vs 723 MHz
Texture fill rate	429.3 GTexel / s vs 92.54 GTexel / s
Pipelines	4096 vs 2048
Floating-point performance	13,738 gflops vs 2,961 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	225 Watt vs 250 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M485X

2.6x more memory clock speed: 5000 MHz vs 1890 MHz

Memory clock speed	5000 MHz vs 1890 MHz

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 M485X

Name	AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid	AMD Radeon R9 M485X
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	7765
PassMark - G2D Mark		417
PassMark - G3D Mark		3661

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid	AMD Radeon R9 M485X
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 5.0	GCN 3.0
Code name	Vega 10	Amethyst
Launch date	8 August 2017	15 May 2016
Place in performance rating	97	291
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1677 MHz
Core clock speed	1406 MHz	723 MHz
Floating-point performance	13,738 gflops	2,961 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	4096	2048
Texture fill rate	429.3 GTexel / s	92.54 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	225 Watt	250 Watt
Transistor count		5,000 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Length	267 mm
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	None
Laptop size		large
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bandwidth	483.8 GB / s	160.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	2048 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1890 MHz	5000 MHz
Memory type	HBM2	GDDR5
Shared memory		0
API support
DirectX		12.0 (12_0)
OpenGL		4.5
Vulkan
Technologies
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