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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M is a graphics card released on January 5, 2011, built on the Fermi architecture. It has 2 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, 96.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 575 MHz and a 100 W board power rating. It scores 2,360 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 12 and OpenGL 4.5.

FermiGF104

8/10 key specs recorded · 26 facts

Depth: 34 recorded fields, 5 PassMark workloads

Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 8 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

PassMark Videocard Benchmark Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09)PassMark Videocard Benchmark

Shading units

n/a

Memory

2 GB

GDDR5 · 256-bit

Boost clock

n/a

575 MHz base

Board power

100 W

Performance

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M scores 2,360 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 69.1% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #881), measured across 24 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 479.

PassMark G3D Mark

2,360

Rank #881
Faster than 69.1% of 2,658 GPUs
24 samples

0relative to the fastest GPU on record (41,928)

PassMark workload tests

DirectX 9 51 fps

reference: fastest recorded 526 fps · faster than 58.6% of 1,675 GPUs

DirectX 10 9 fps

reference: fastest recorded 231 fps · faster than 48.4% of 1,602 GPUs

DirectX 11 18 fps

reference: fastest recorded 362 fps · faster than 48.5% of 1,430 GPUs

DirectX 12 9 fps

reference: fastest recorded 213 fps · faster than 32.3% of 1,274 GPUs

GPU Compute 908 ops/s

reference: fastest recorded 26,591 ops/s · faster than 44.4% of 1,447 GPUs

Averages of PassMark PerformanceTest submissions; frames/sec are PassMark test-scene rates, not game FPS. Tests PassMark does not report for this card are omitted. PassMark listing

In the PassMark workload tests the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M averages DirectX 9 51 fps, DirectX 10 9 fps, DirectX 11 18 fps, DirectX 12 9 fps and GPU Compute 908 ops/s, across 24 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.

As stated by PassMark

Category Mobile

Bus interface PCIe 2.0 x16

Max memory 2 GB

Core clock 575 MHz

Memory clock 3000 MHz

DirectX 11

OpenGL 4.5

Max TDP 100 W

First benchmarked 2011-01-19

Samples 24

PassMark listing (collected 2026-10-01)

PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M states the PCIe 2.0 x16 interface, up to 2 GB of memory, a core clock of 575 MHz, DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.5, first benchmarked on 2011-01-19. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.

Graphics processor

Architecture Fermi

Codename GF104

Chip Not recorded

Process node Not recorded

Transistors Not recorded

Die size Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M is based on the Fermi architecture and uses the GF104 graphics processor.

Clock speeds

Base clock 575 MHz

Boost clock Not recorded

Game clock Not recorded

Memory clock Not recorded

Effective memory clock Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M runs at a base clock of 575 MHz.

Memory

Size 2 GB

Type GDDR5

Bus width 256-bit

Bandwidth 96.0 GB/s

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M is equipped with 2 GB of GDDR5 memory, uses a 256-bit memory bus and delivers 96.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

Board and power

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M has a board power rating of 100 W and it connects over PCIe 2.0 x16.

Board power (TDP) 100 W

Total board power Not recorded

Suggested PSU Not recorded

Power connectors Not recorded

Slot width Not recorded

Length Not recorded

Width Not recorded

Height Not recorded

Cooler Not recorded

Max temperature Not recorded

Bus interface PCIe 2.0 x16

Market

Launched January 5, 2011

Launch price Not recorded

Status Not recorded

Form factor Not recorded

Segment Desktop

Series GeForce GTX

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M was released on January 5, 2011.

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 2,360

PassMark G2D 479

Rank #881

Samples 24

Graphics and compute APIs

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M supports DirectX 12 and OpenGL 4.5.

DirectX 12

OpenGL 4.5

Feex has no recorded CUDA compute capability for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M.

Naming and aliases

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M (Mobile).

Other names (PassMark) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M (Mobile)

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M have?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M has 2 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 96.0 GB/s.

How much power does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M use and what power supply does it need?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M has a board power rating of 100 W.

How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M scores 2,360 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 69.1% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #881. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 9 fps.

What bus interface does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M use?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M connects over PCIe 2.0 x16.

When was the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M released?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M was released on January 5, 2011.

Corrections to this record

After an audit, 1 empty field was filled from sources. Each change is listed with its old value, new value, rule and sources.

1 filled value

Architecture: Fermi (was Not recorded). Rule: Architecture from chip codename. chip GF104 -> Fermi. Sources: Wikipedia: List of Nvidia graphics processing units (revision 1377107724).

The audit log is public: all changes for this GPU, the corrections overview and the method.