GeForce GTX 285M SLI vs Radeon HD 5870

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 285M SLI and Radeon HD 5870. 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 285M SLI and Radeon HD 5870. 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.

GeForce GTX 285M SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 285M SLI 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 GeForce GTX 285M SLI here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 285M SLI Radeon HD 5870
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 188 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 5870 has 25% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 285M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 285M SLI has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5870.
  • GeForce GTX 285M SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 5870 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 285M SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon HD 5870 - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5870 is 274 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 285M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 285M SLI is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5870 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5870 is 3780 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 285M SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 10−12
ultra / 1080p 8−9 6−7
QHD / 1440p 3−4 1−2
low / 720p 27−30 24−27
medium / 1080p 16−18 14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 285M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 27% more, than Radeon HD 5870.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 285M SLI Radeon HD 5870
Architecture G9x TeraScale 2
Code name N10E-GTX Cypress
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 2 March 2009 23 September 2009
Pipelines 256 1600
Core clock speed 576 MHz 850 MHz
Transistor count 1508 Million 2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 68.00
Floating-point performance 2,720.0 gflops
Length 282 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1020 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 153.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0
OpenGL 4.4
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
Laptop size large
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