GeForce GTX 285M SLI vs Radeon R7 250X

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

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 R7 250X
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 80 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 285M SLI has 87% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 250X.
  • GeForce GTX 285M SLI and Radeon R7 250X have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 285M SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 250X - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 285M SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon R7 250X - with GCN 1.0.
  • GeForce GTX 285M SLI is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 250X - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 250X is 605 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 R7 250X.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 285M SLI Radeon R7 250X
Architecture G9x GCN 1.0
Code name N10E-GTX Cape Verde
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 2 March 2009 13 February 2014
Pipelines 256 640
Core clock speed 576 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1508 Million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 38.00
Floating-point performance 1,216 gflops
Length 210 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1020 MHz 1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
CUDA +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 152 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
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