GeForce GTX 285 vs Radeon RX 550

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 285 and Radeon RX 550, 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 RX 550, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 285 Radeon RX 550
Power consumption (TDP) 204 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
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 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 285 has 308% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 550.
  • GeForce GTX 285 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 550 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon RX 550 has 3 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 RX 550 - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 285 is 376 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 550.
  • GeForce GTX 285 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 550 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Radeon RX 550 is 135 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 285.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 550 is 5758 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 30−33
medium / 1080p 9−10 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 285.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 285 Radeon RX 550
Architecture Tesla 2.0 GCN 4.0
Code name GT200B Lexa
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 23 December 2008 20 April 2017
Pipelines 240 512
Core clock speed 1476 MHz 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 1183 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 51.8 billion/sec 37.86
Floating-point performance 708.5 gflops 1,211 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm) 145 mm
Memory bus width 512 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1242 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 159.0 GB/s 112.0 GB/s
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 4.0 6.4
OpenGL 2.1 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA +
CUDA cores 240
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR) 128bit
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