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Radeon R9 285

AMD

Radeon R9 285

2048 Mb GDDR5 Released 2 Sep 2014 DESKTOP
Radeon R9 285

Core configuration

GPUTonga
ArchitectureAMD_GCN_1_2
Shaders : TMUs : ROPs1792 : 112 : 32
Raytracing Coresnone
Performance3290.00 GFLOPs

Memory configuration

Memory Size2048 Mb
Memory Bus Width256 bit
Memory Speed1375 MHz
5500 MHz effective
Memory Bandwidth176.00 Gb/s

Summary

Relative performance

Performance summary, based on benchmarks charts.

The Radeon R9 285 is a graphics card released by AMD on 2 Sep 2014. The graphics card houses the Tonga die, based on the AMD_GCN_1_2 architecture which packs 5,000 million transistors on a 28 nm, 366 mm² die.

Radeon R9 285 pros and cons

  • 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  • Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

Specifications

Compared to similar performing cards
Radeon R9 285 Radeon R9 285 GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB Compare GeForce GTX 1050 GeForce GTX 1050 Compare Radeon RX 460 Radeon RX 460 Compare
Shader units 1792 768 640 896
ROPs 32 24 32 16
Graphics processor Tonga GP107 GP107 Baffin
Process size 28 nm 14 nm 14 nm 14 nm
Memory 2048 Mb GDDR5 (1375 MHz
5500 MHz effective)		 3072 Mb GDDR5 (1752 MHz
7008 MHz effective)		 2048 Mb GDDR5 (1752 MHz
7008 MHz effective)		 2048 Mb GDDR5 (1750 MHz
7000 MHz effective)
Memory bus width 256 bit 96 bit 128 bit 128 bit
Memory bandwidth 176.00 Gb/s 84.10 Gb/s 112.10 Gb/s 112.00 Gb/s
Release date 2 Sep 2014 21 May 2018 25 Oct 2016 29 Jun 2016

Benchmarks

Far Cry 5

  • Radeon R9 285 40
  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB 39
  • Radeon RX 460 36
  • GeForce GTX 1050 35

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

  • Radeon R9 285 29
  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB 26
  • Radeon RX 460 24
  • GeForce GTX 1050 22

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

  • Radeon RX 460 11
  • GeForce GTX 1050 10
  • Radeon R9 285 8

FPS (higher is better)