GeForce GTX 285 vs Radeon HD 7850

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 285 and Radeon HD 7850, 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 7850, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 285	Radeon HD 7850
Power consumption (TDP)	204 Watt	225 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7850 has 10% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 285.
GeForce GTX 285 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7850 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 7850 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 285.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 285 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7850 - with GCN 1.0.
GeForce GTX 285 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7850 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 7850 is 200 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 285.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 285 is 42 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	7−8	18−20
ultra / 1080p	4−5	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	5−6
4K / 2160p	−	4−5
low / 720p	16−18	35−40
medium / 1080p	9−10	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 155% more, than GeForce GTX 285.
high / 1080p	12−14	30−33
ultra / 1080p	10−11	24−27
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	24−27	60−65
medium / 1080p	12−14	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Battlefield 5 is 153% more, than GeForce GTX 285.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 285.
low / 768p	140−150	220−230
medium / 768p	110−120	190−200
ultra / 1080p	55−60	110−120
QHD / 1440p	30−35	80−85
4K / 2160p	27−30	40−45
high / 768p	85−90	160−170
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 77% more, than GeForce GTX 285.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	20−22	45−50
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 30% more, than GeForce GTX 285.
low / 768p	80−85	110−120
medium / 768p	60−65	100−110
ultra / 1080p	35−40	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Dota 2 is 65% more, than GeForce GTX 285.
high / 1080p	8−9	21−24
ultra / 1080p	8−9	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
4K / 2160p	4−5	7−8
low / 720p	20−22	50−55
medium / 1080p	9−10	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Far Cry 5 is 160% more, than GeForce GTX 285.
high / 1080p	14−16	30−35
ultra / 1080p	10−12	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	14−16
low / 720p	60−65	110−120
medium / 1080p	24−27	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Fortnite is 110% more, than GeForce GTX 285.
high / 1080p	12−14	30−35
ultra / 1080p	10−12	24−27
QHD / 1440p	1−2	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	12−14
low / 720p	27−30	65−70
medium / 1080p	14−16	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Forza Horizon 4 is 169% more, than GeForce GTX 285.
low / 768p	55−60	100−105
medium / 768p	45−50	90−95
high / 1080p	12−14	35−40
ultra / 1080p	6−7	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Grand Theft Auto V is 96% more, than GeForce GTX 285.
high / 1080p	5−6	12−14
ultra / 1080p	3−4	9−10
4K / 2160p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	12−14	35−40
medium / 1080p	7−8	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Metro Exodus is 171% more, than GeForce GTX 285.
low / 768p	95−100	110−120
high / 1080p	90−95	−
ultra / 1080p	80−85	−
medium / 1080p	90−95	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Minecraft is 21% more, than GeForce GTX 285.
high / 1080p	16−18	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	30−35	65−70
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 50% more, than GeForce GTX 285.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	7−8	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
4K / 2160p	−	0−1
low / 720p	12−14	35−40
medium / 1080p	10−12	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 130% more, than GeForce GTX 285.
low / 768p	24−27	70−75
medium / 768p	16−18	40−45
high / 1080p	10−11	24−27
ultra / 1080p	6−7	12−14
4K / 2160p	6−7	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 146% more, than GeForce GTX 285.
low / 768p	85−90	90−95
medium / 768p	45−50	60−65
ultra / 1080p	20−22	40−45
high / 768p	35−40	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in World of Tanks is 31% more, than GeForce GTX 285.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 285	Radeon HD 7850
Architecture	Tesla 2.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	GT200B	Pitcairn
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	23 December 2008	5 March 2012
Pipelines	240	1024
Core clock speed	1476 MHz
Boost Clock		1000 MHz
Transistor count	1,400 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	51.8 billion/sec	55.04
Floating-point performance	708.5 gflops	1,761 gflops
Length	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)	210 mm
Memory bus width	512 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1242 MHz	1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth	159.0 GB/s	153.6 GB/s
DirectX	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	4.0	5.1
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
CUDA	+
FreeSync		+
CUDA cores	240
Bus support		PCIe 2.1 x16
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options	+
Multi monitor support	+
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		249 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		12.5 Mh/s
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)	128bit
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GeForce GTX 285 vs Radeon HD 7850

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