Graphics card comparison
Radeon RX 460 vs Radeon R9 285
AMD
Radeon RX 460
2048 Mb GDDR5
Released 29 Jun 2016
DESKTOP
VS
AMD
Radeon R9 285
2048 Mb GDDR5
Released 2 Sep 2014
DESKTOP
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- Radeon RX 460100%
- Radeon R9 285133%
Relative performance
Gaming performance index
- Radeon RX 460100%
- Radeon R9 285121%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 460
- 115 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon R9 285 .
- 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- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Reasons to consider the Radeon R9 285
- 21% higher gaming performance.
- 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- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the Radeon R9 285
The Radeon R9 285 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (28 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| Radeon RX 460 | Radeon R9 285 |
|---|
| GPU Name | Baffin (Baffin PRO) | Tonga (Tonga PRO) |
| Fab Process | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 123 mm² | 366 mm² |
| Transistors | 3,000 million | 5,000 million |
| Shaders | 896 | 1792 |
| Compute Units | 14 | 28 |
| Core clock | 1090 MHz | 918 MHz |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| TMUs | 56 | 112 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon RX 460 | Radeon R9 285 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz
7000 MHz effective | 1375 MHz
5500 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 2048 Mb | 2048 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 460 | Radeon R9 285 |
|---|
| TDP | 75 watts | 190 watts |
| Release Date | 29 Jun 2016 | 2 Sep 2014 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon RX 46019.20 GP/s
- Radeon R9 28529.38 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon RX 46067.20 GT/s
- Radeon R9 285102.80 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon RX 460112.00 GB/s
- Radeon R9 285176.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon RX 4602150.40 GFLOPs
- Radeon R9 2853290.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
3DMark 11
- Radeon RX 4608080
- Radeon R9 28510790
Points (higher is better)
Game benchmarks
Anno 2205
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
- Radeon RX 46031
- Radeon R9 28536
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield Hardline
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
- Radeon RX 46027
- Radeon R9 28536
FPS (higher is better)
Dishonored 2
Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 46029
- Radeon R9 28523
FPS (higher is better)
Doom (2016)
OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx
- Radeon RX 46047
- Radeon R9 28535
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 5
Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- Radeon RX 46036
- Radeon R9 28540
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry Primal
DX11, Very High Settings
- Radeon RX 46034
- Radeon R9 28544
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- Radeon RX 46043
- Radeon R9 28551
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman (2016)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
- Radeon RX 46037
- Radeon R9 28545
FPS (higher is better)
Rise Of The Tomb Raider
Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 46034
- Radeon R9 28542
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 46028
- Radeon R9 28535
FPS (higher is better)
Thief 2014
DX11, Very High Details
- Radeon RX 46038
- Radeon R9 28550
FPS (higher is better)
Tom Clancy's The Division
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
- Radeon RX 46029
- Radeon R9 28542
FPS (higher is better)
Total War: Warhammer
DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF
- Radeon RX 46035
- Radeon R9 28550
FPS (higher is better)
Anno 2205
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
- Radeon RX 46021
- Radeon R9 28527
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield Hardline
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
- Radeon RX 46018
- Radeon R9 28529
FPS (higher is better)
Dishonored 2
Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 46021
- Radeon R9 28517
FPS (higher is better)
Doom (2016)
OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx
- Radeon RX 46030
- Radeon R9 28525
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 5
Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- Radeon RX 46024
- Radeon R9 28529
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry Primal
DX11, Very High Settings
- Radeon RX 46023
- Radeon R9 28530
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- Radeon RX 46032
- Radeon R9 28537
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman (2016)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
- Radeon RX 46027
- Radeon R9 28535
FPS (higher is better)
Rise Of The Tomb Raider
Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 46022
- Radeon R9 28531
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 46021
- Radeon R9 28526
FPS (higher is better)
Thief 2014
DX11, Very High Details
- Radeon RX 46027
- Radeon R9 28537
FPS (higher is better)
Tom Clancy's The Division
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
- Radeon RX 46020
- Radeon R9 28531
FPS (higher is better)
Total War: Warhammer
DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF
- Radeon RX 46020
- Radeon R9 28533
FPS (higher is better)
Dishonored 2
Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 46011
- Radeon R9 28513
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 5
Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
- Radeon RX 46011
- Radeon R9 2858
FPS (higher is better)