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    Curious to know what is 485M/6970M desktop equivalent.

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by cryogenist, Apr 13, 2011.

  1. cryogenist

    cryogenist Notebook Guru

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    Hi guys. Sorry if this thread sounds stupid.

    Just wondering, based on the benchmarks and actual gaming,

    what is the desktop equivalent of 485M/6970M in terms of performance?
     
    cryogenist, Apr 13, 2011
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  2. mobiousblack

    mobiousblack Notebook Deity

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    If I am not mistaken the 485m is equivalent a lower clocked 560 desktop GPU. I could be wrong, can anyone confirm this? Not sure about the 6970m.
     
    mobiousblack, Apr 13, 2011
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    I saw somewhere that 485M is like 460. I can't just remember where so take it as if...
     
    Kanashii, Apr 13, 2011
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  4. Saltius

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    6970M=downclocked HD6850 from 775MHz to 680MHz
    485m=downclocked GTX560TI from 822MHz to 575MHz
    Thus, @default clock
    6970M : 6790
    485m : 460SE
     
    Saltius, Apr 13, 2011
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  5. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    Actually, the 470m is equivalent to a 460 SE because both have 288 shaders. Note I'm not talking about performance here just specs. The 485m has a similar specs to a 560 Ti but lower clocks. Not too sure about the the 6970 but I think it is similar to the 6850, ichime's 1120 shader version is similar to the 6870.
     
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  6. cryogenist

    cryogenist Notebook Guru

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    Guys, thanks for your input. Btw, should we do a thread to consolidate the results benchmarks and gaming performance of 6970M/485M?
     
    cryogenist, Apr 13, 2011
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    DEagleson Gamer extraordinaire

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    I made a thrrad not long ago with benches of my AMD gpu.
    Feel free to check it out.

    Cant link to it because im using a mobile browser.

    DEagleson
     
    DEagleson, Apr 13, 2011
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    Interesting because my 485m outperforms my boss's 6850 on his desktop by a decent margin...
     
    Windkull, Apr 13, 2011
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  9. cryogenist

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    in terms of benchmark scores?
     
    cryogenist, Apr 13, 2011
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    Hybrys That Damn Cactuar!

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    The 6970M is a downclocked Barts PRO (desktop 6850). Both share 960 SP's, 256-bit interface, GDDR5

    The 485M is a bit trickier. It is a downclocked full GF104 (384SP's) giving it the same shader count as the GTX 560Ti (GF114), but it doesn't have the architecture improvements the GTX 560Ti does so it's more like a GF104

    Based on what? 3dMark?

    Your CPU is probably better than his too, since a i7 2720QM is > a i7 920 desktop in synthetics. But in real gaming, a 6850 desktop will crush a 485M
     
    chewietobbacca, Apr 13, 2011
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  12. Kevin

    Kevin Egregious

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    The 485M benches directly at the level of the GTX 460 760MB.

    It indeed does nearly equal the 6850 in some games. I once compiled a list of benches, and found that the 485M matches the 6850 in games such as Dirt 2 and Crysis.

    Look it up.

    The 6970M is a 6850, with just 12% and 10% taken off of the core and memory clocks, respectively.
     
    Kevin, Apr 13, 2011
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  13. cryogenist

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    Anyone dare to try unlock their 6970M? Haha.
     
    cryogenist, Apr 13, 2011
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  14. Kevin

    Kevin Egregious

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    I've given it some serious thought, as a free 20% is pretty tempting. It all comes down to batch numbers, to which I have no access.

    I may give it ago, but it's low on my list of things to do, upon first receiving a brand new machine.
     
    Kevin, Apr 13, 2011
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  15. City.

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    lol please do not use Dirt 2 to compare ATI and nvidia cards, Dirt 2 was poorly optimized for ATi cards and was made to run better with nvidia cards.
     
    City., Apr 13, 2011
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    We could say that for a dozen games, going either way. It doesn't hold any bearing on the results.
     
    Kevin, Apr 13, 2011
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    Yes you could, but for this game it makes a significant impact, the dirt 2 game if you look at most graphics card during the 5xxx ATi's vs the nvidia cards during the 4xx series on the same cost, show a significant difference, some say the driver was better optimized and in harmony with dirt 2 and some say its due to the dx 11 Who knows but all frames point towards nvidia with a significant lead when many games show an on par fram rate between the two cards.
     
    City., Apr 13, 2011
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