GeForce GTX 285 vs Radeon Sky 500

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 285 and Radeon Sky 500, 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 Sky 500, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 285 Radeon Sky 500
Power consumption (TDP) 204 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video 1x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 285 has 36% more power consumption, than Radeon Sky 500.
  • GeForce GTX 285 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon Sky 500 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon Sky 500 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 Sky 500 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 285 is 526 MHz higher, than Radeon Sky 500.
  • GeForce GTX 285 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon Sky 500 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon Sky 500 is 232 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 285.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 3558 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 285.

Game benchmarks

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 Sky 500 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 355% more, than GeForce GTX 285.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 285 Radeon Sky 500
Architecture Tesla 2.0 GCN 1.0
Code name GT200B Pitcairn
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 23 December 2008 27 March 2013
Pipelines 240 1280
Core clock speed 1476 MHz 950 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 51.8 billion/sec 76.00
Floating-point performance 708.5 gflops 2,432 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm) 242 mm
Memory bus width 512 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1242 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 159.0 GB/s 154 GB/s
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 4.0 5.1
OpenGL 2.1 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA +
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
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR) 128bit
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