GeForce GTX 285 vs Radeon RX 480 mobile

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 285 and Radeon RX 480 mobile, 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 RX 480 mobile, check out specs charts below.

Radeon RX 480 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX 480 mobile 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 RX 480 mobile here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 285 Radeon RX 480 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 204 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 285 has 104% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
  • GeForce GTX 285 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 480 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Radeon RX 480 mobile has 7 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 285.
  • GeForce GTX 285 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 285 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - with Polaris.
  • GeForce GTX 285 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 480 mobile is 6758 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 285.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 12−14
ultra / 1080p 4−5 7−8
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 16−18 27−30
medium / 1080p 9−10 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 77% more, than GeForce GTX 285.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 285 Radeon RX 480 mobile
Architecture Tesla 2.0 Polaris
Code name GT200B Polaris
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 23 December 2008 1 August 2016
Pipelines 240 2304
Core clock speed 1476 MHz
Boost Clock 1077 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 51.8 billion/sec 155.1
Floating-point performance 708.5 gflops 4,963 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 512 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1242 MHz 8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 159.0 GB/s 256.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 4.0 6.4
OpenGL 2.1 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
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 large
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR) 128bit
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