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Graphics card comparison

GeForce GTX 770 vs Radeon R9 285

Nvidia

GeForce GTX 770

2048 Mb GDDR5 Released 30 May 2013 DESKTOP
GeForce GTX 770
AMD

Radeon R9 285

2048 Mb GDDR5 Released 2 Sep 2014 DESKTOP
Radeon R9 285

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • GeForce GTX 770103%
  • Radeon R9 285100%

Relative performance

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce GTX 770100%
  • Radeon R9 285105%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 770

  • Supports PhysX
  • Supports G-Sync
  • Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
  • Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Kepler), there are less performance optimizations for current games and applications

Reasons to consider the Radeon R9 285

  • 5% higher gaming performance.
  • 40 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 770 .
  • This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
  • Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
  • Supports FreeSync
  • Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
  • Supports TrueAudio
  • Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
No winner
Our verdict

No clear winner declared

These graphics cards seems to have comparable performance based on the game benchmark suite used (39 combinations of games and resolutions).

Specifications

Core configuration

GeForce GTX 770Radeon R9 285
GPU NameGK104 (GK104-425-A2)Tonga (Tonga PRO)
Fab Process28 nm28 nm
Die Size294 mm²366 mm²
Transistors3,540 million5,000 million
Shaders15361792
Compute Units828
Core clock1046 MHz918 MHz
ROPs3232
TMUs128112

Memory configuration

GeForce GTX 770Radeon R9 285
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Bus Width256 bit256 bit
Memory Speed1753 MHz
7012 MHz effective		1375 MHz
5500 MHz effective
Memory Size2048 Mb2048 Mb

Additional details

GeForce GTX 770Radeon R9 285
TDP230 watts190 watts
Release Date30 May 20132 Sep 2014

Raw performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 77033.50 GP/s
  • Radeon R9 28529.38 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 770134.00 GT/s
  • Radeon R9 285102.80 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce GTX 770224.00 GB/s
  • Radeon R9 285176.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce GTX 7703213.00 GFLOPs
  • Radeon R9 2853290.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

3DMark 11

  • GeForce GTX 77011180
  • Radeon R9 28510790

Points (higher is better)

Game benchmarks

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

  • GeForce GTX 77036
  • Radeon R9 28536

FPS (higher is better)

Assassin's Creed: Unity

  • GeForce GTX 77021.7
  • Radeon R9 28520.6

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 3

  • GeForce GTX 77085.2
  • Radeon R9 28578.4

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 4

  • GeForce GTX 77056.1
  • Radeon R9 28547.5

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield Hardline

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

  • GeForce GTX 77040
  • Radeon R9 28536

FPS (higher is better)

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

  • GeForce GTX 77086.1
  • Radeon R9 28592.3

FPS (higher is better)

Civilization: Beyond Earth

  • GeForce GTX 77064.8
  • Radeon R9 28572.6

FPS (higher is better)

Crysis 3

  • GeForce GTX 77033.8
  • Radeon R9 28528.7

FPS (higher is better)

Fallout 4

DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

  • GeForce GTX 77072
  • Radeon R9 28547

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce GTX 77058
  • Radeon R9 28551

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce GTX 77029
  • Radeon R9 28535

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

  • GeForce GTX 77046
  • Radeon R9 28550

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 77027
  • Radeon R9 28542

FPS (higher is better)

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

  • GeForce GTX 77024
  • Radeon R9 28527

FPS (higher is better)

Assassin's Creed: Unity

  • GeForce GTX 77011.3
  • Radeon R9 2857.9

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 3

  • GeForce GTX 77052.9
  • Radeon R9 28549.9

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 4

  • GeForce GTX 77036.6
  • Radeon R9 28530.7

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield Hardline

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

  • GeForce GTX 77030
  • Radeon R9 28529

FPS (higher is better)

Bioshock Infinite

DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA

  • GeForce GTX 77052
  • Radeon R9 28550

FPS (higher is better)

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

  • GeForce GTX 77063.7
  • Radeon R9 28564.6

FPS (higher is better)

Civilization: Beyond Earth

  • GeForce GTX 77044.8
  • Radeon R9 28550.9

FPS (higher is better)

Crysis 3

  • GeForce GTX 77020.1
  • Radeon R9 28518.3

FPS (higher is better)

Fallout 4

DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

  • GeForce GTX 77042
  • Radeon R9 28529

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce GTX 77041
  • Radeon R9 28537

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman Absolution

DX11, High Quality, 2x MSAA, 16x AF

  • GeForce GTX 77045
  • Radeon R9 28543

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce GTX 77023
  • Radeon R9 28526

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

  • GeForce GTX 77033
  • Radeon R9 28537

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 77019
  • Radeon R9 28531

FPS (higher is better)

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

  • GeForce GTX 77014
  • Radeon R9 28514

FPS (higher is better)

Assassin's Creed: Unity

  • GeForce GTX 77010.4
  • Radeon R9 28511.4

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 3

  • GeForce GTX 77025.1
  • Radeon R9 28523.4

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 4

  • GeForce GTX 77017.6
  • Radeon R9 28514.7

FPS (higher is better)

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

  • GeForce GTX 77037
  • Radeon R9 28534.9

FPS (higher is better)

Civilization: Beyond Earth

  • GeForce GTX 77026.5
  • Radeon R9 28532.6

FPS (higher is better)

Crysis 3

  • GeForce GTX 77013.1
  • Radeon R9 28513.4

FPS (higher is better)

Fallout 4

DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

  • GeForce GTX 77019
  • Radeon R9 28511

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce GTX 77013
  • Radeon R9 28514

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

  • GeForce GTX 7706
  • Radeon R9 28518

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 7709
  • Radeon R9 28514

FPS (higher is better)

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