GeForce GTX 285 vs Radeon HD 4870 X2

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 285 and Radeon HD 4870 X2, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 285 stacks up against Radeon HD 4870 X2, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 285 Radeon HD 4870 X2
Power consumption (TDP) 204 Watt 286 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • Radeon HD 4870 X2 has 40% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 285.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 285 and Radeon HD 4870 X2 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 285 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 4870 X2 - with TeraScale.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 285 is 776 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
  • GeForce GTX 285 and Radeon HD 4870 X2 are manufactured by 55 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 4870 X2 is 257 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 285.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4870 X2 is 2358 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 285.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 3−4
ultra / 1080p 4−5 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 16−18 14−16
medium / 1080p 9−10 6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 285 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 285 Radeon HD 4870 X2
Architecture Tesla 2.0 TeraScale
Code name GT200B R700
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 23 December 2008 12 August 2008
Pipelines 240 800
Core clock speed 1476 MHz 700 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 51.8 billion/sec 28.00
Floating-point performance 708.5 gflops 2x 1,120.0 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm) 267 mm
Memory bus width 512 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1242 MHz 3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 159.0 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 4.0 4.1
OpenGL 2.1 3.3
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 240
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR) 128bit
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