GeForce GTX 285 vs Radeon R7 260

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 285 and Radeon R7 260, 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 260, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 285 Radeon R7 260
Power consumption (TDP) 204 Watt 115 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, 1x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 285 has 77% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 260.
  • GeForce GTX 285 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 260 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R7 260 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 260 - with GCN 2.0.
  • GeForce GTX 285 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 260 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R7 260 is 160 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 285.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 260 is 383 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 285.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 14−16
ultra / 1080p 4−5 8−9
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 16−18 30−35
medium / 1080p 9−10 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 285.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 285 Radeon R7 260
Architecture Tesla 2.0 GCN 2.0
Code name GT200B Bonaire
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 23 December 2008 17 December 2013
Pipelines 240 768
Core clock speed 1476 MHz
Boost Clock 1100 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 51.8 billion/sec 48.00
Floating-point performance 708.5 gflops 1,536 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm) 170 mm
Memory bus width 512 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1242 MHz 1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth 159.0 GB/s 104 GB/s
DirectX 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 4.0 6.3
OpenGL 2.1 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
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) 240 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
DDMA audio +
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR) 128bit
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