GeForce GTX 285 vs Radeon R7 Carrizo

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 285 and Radeon R7 Carrizo. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 285 and Radeon R7 Carrizo. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon R7 Carrizo is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R7 Carrizo is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon R7 Carrizo here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 285 Radeon R7 Carrizo
Power consumption (TDP) 204 Watt 12-35 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • GeForce GTX 285 has 1600% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
  • GeForce GTX 285 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R7 Carrizo - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 285 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R7 Carrizo - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
  • GeForce GTX 285 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 Carrizo - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 2−3
ultra / 1080p 4−5 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 16−18 12−14
medium / 1080p 9−10 5−6
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 285 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 57% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 285 Radeon R7 Carrizo
Architecture Tesla 2.0 GCN 1.2/2.0
Code name GT200B Carrizo
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 23 December 2008 4 June 2015
Pipelines 240 512
Core clock speed 1476 MHz
Boost Clock 800 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 51.8 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 708.5 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 512 Bit 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1242 MHz
Memory bandwidth 159.0 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model 4.0
OpenGL 2.1
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan 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
Laptop size medium sized
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR) 128bit
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