GeForce GTX 285 vs Radeon R9 280X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 285 and Radeon R9 280X, 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 R9 280X, check out specs charts below.
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 285
Radeon R9 280X
Power consumption (TDP)
204 Watt
250 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
3 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x S-Video
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 280X has 22% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 285.
GeForce GTX 285 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 280X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 280X has 2 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 R9 280X - with GCN.
GeForce GTX 285 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 280X - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R9 280X is 265 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 285.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
7−8
35−40
ultra / 1080p
4−5
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
16−18
60−65
medium / 1080p
9−10
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 355% more, than GeForce GTX 285.
high / 1080p
12−14
55−60
ultra / 1080p
10−11
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
low / 720p
24−27
100−110
medium / 1080p
12−14
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Battlefield 5 is 353% more, than GeForce GTX 285.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 285.
low / 768p
140−150
250−260
medium / 768p
110−120
220−230
ultra / 1080p
55−60
180−190
QHD / 1440p
30−35
110−120
4K / 2160p
27−30
70−75
high / 768p
85−90
210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 129% more, than GeForce GTX 285.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
20−22
−
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than GeForce GTX 285.
low / 768p
80−85
120−130
medium / 768p
60−65
110−120
ultra / 1080p
35−40
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Dota 2 is 91% more, than GeForce GTX 285.
high / 1080p
8−9
45−50
ultra / 1080p
8−9
40−45
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
4−5
14−16
low / 720p
20−22
80−85
medium / 1080p
9−10
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Far Cry 5 is 370% more, than GeForce GTX 285.
high / 1080p
14−16
60−65
ultra / 1080p
10−12
45−50
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
60−65
180−190
medium / 1080p
24−27
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Fortnite is 264% more, than GeForce GTX 285.
high / 1080p
12−14
60−65
ultra / 1080p
10−12
45−50
QHD / 1440p
1−2
30−35
4K / 2160p
−
24−27
low / 720p
27−30
100−110
medium / 1080p
14−16
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Forza Horizon 4 is 384% more, than GeForce GTX 285.
low / 768p
55−60
140−150
medium / 768p
45−50
120−130
high / 1080p
12−14
70−75
ultra / 1080p
6−7
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Grand Theft Auto V is 200% more, than GeForce GTX 285.
high / 1080p
5−6
24−27
ultra / 1080p
3−4
20−22
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
0−1
8−9
low / 720p
12−14
65−70
medium / 1080p
7−8
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Metro Exodus is 414% more, than GeForce GTX 285.
low / 768p
95−100
130−140
high / 1080p
90−95
−
ultra / 1080p
80−85
−
medium / 1080p
90−95
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Minecraft is 36% more, than GeForce GTX 285.
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
30−35
100−110
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 109% more, than GeForce GTX 285.
high / 1080p
−
24−27
ultra / 1080p
7−8
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
12−14
65−70
medium / 1080p
10−12
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 300% more, than GeForce GTX 285.
low / 768p
24−27
130−140
medium / 768p
16−18
85−90
high / 1080p
10−11
45−50
ultra / 1080p
6−7
24−27
4K / 2160p
6−7
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 376% more, than GeForce GTX 285.
low / 768p
85−90
90−95
medium / 768p
45−50
60−65
ultra / 1080p
20−22
50−55
high / 768p
35−40
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in World of Tanks is 39% more, than GeForce GTX 285.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 285
Radeon R9 280X
Architecture
Tesla 2.0
GCN
Code name
GT200B
Thaiti XTL
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
23 December 2008
8 October 2013
Pipelines
240
2048
Core clock speed
1476 MHz
Boost Clock
1000 MHz
Transistor count
1,400 million
4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
51.8 billion/sec
128.0
Floating-point performance
708.5 gflops
4,096 gflops
Length
10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
275 mm
Memory bus width
512 Bit
384 Bit
Memory clock speed
1242 MHz
Memory bandwidth
159.0 GB/s
288 GB/s
Shared memory
-
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
+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)
0.5 kh/s
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)
494 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
TrueAudio
+
Design
reference
DisplayPort support
+
CrossFire
+
DDMA audio
+
Decred / DCR (Decred)
1.07 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
14.42 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)
285 Sol/s
AppAcceleration
+
LiquidVR
+
TressFX
+
UVD
+
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)
128bit
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