GeForce GTX 285 vs Radeon R7 250X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 285 and Radeon R7 250X, 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 R7 250X, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 285 Radeon R7 250X
Power consumption (TDP) 204 Watt 80 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 1 x 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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  • GeForce GTX 285 has 155% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 250X.
  • GeForce GTX 285 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 250X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R7 250X 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 R7 250X - with GCN 1.0.
  • GeForce GTX 285 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 250X - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R7 250X is 200 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 285.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 250X is 383 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 285.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 10−12
ultra / 1080p 4−5 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 16−18 24−27
medium / 1080p 9−10 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 55% more, than GeForce GTX 285.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 285 Radeon R7 250X
Architecture Tesla 2.0 GCN 1.0
Code name GT200B Cape Verde
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 23 December 2008 13 February 2014
Pipelines 240 640
Core clock speed 1476 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 51.8 billion/sec 38.00
Floating-point performance 708.5 gflops 1,216 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm) 210 mm
Memory bus width 512 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1242 MHz 1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth 159.0 GB/s 96 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 3.0
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) 152 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR) 128bit
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