GeForce GTX 285 vs Radeon R9 M395X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 285 and Radeon R9 M395X, 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 M395X, check out specs charts below.

Radeon R9 M395X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M395X 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 Radeon R9 M395X here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 285 Radeon R9 M395X
Power consumption (TDP) 204 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video No outputs
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  • Radeon R9 M395X has 22% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 285.
  • GeForce GTX 285 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M395X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 M395X has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 285.
  • GeForce GTX 285 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M395X - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 285 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M395X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 285 is 753 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M395X.
  • GeForce GTX 285 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M395X - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M395X is 8 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 285.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 24−27
ultra / 1080p 4−5 14−16
QHD / 1440p 0−1 9−10
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 16−18 45−50
medium / 1080p 9−10 30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M395X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 233% more, than GeForce GTX 285.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 285 Radeon R9 M395X
Architecture Tesla 2.0 GCN 3
Code name GT200B Amethyst XT
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 23 December 2008 16 October 2014
Pipelines 240 2048
Core clock speed 1476 MHz 723 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 51.8 billion/sec 92.54
Floating-point performance 708.5 gflops 2,961 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 512 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1242 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 159.0 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 4.0 6.3
OpenGL 2.1 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 Not Listed
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) 413 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
TrueAudio +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR) 128bit
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