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AMD logo Radeon R9 285
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AMD logo Radeon R9 280X

AMD Radeon R9 285 logo AMD Radeon R9 280X logo
General information Radeon R9 285 Radeon R9 280X
Launched Q1 2015 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 2048 MB 33.3 % 3072 MB 0 %
Core Clock 918 MHz 8.2 % 1000 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 5600 MHz 12.5 % 6400 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 190 W 24 % 250 W 0 %
Length 270 mm 12.9 % 310 mm 0 %
Cooling Fans 2 33.3 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 33.3 % 3 0 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 4-way 0 %
Performance Radeon R9 285 Radeon R9 280X
Overall Score 39766 0 % 38464 3.3 %
Future Proof 38 % 0 % 21 % 44.7 %
Benchmark Score 15813 0 % 14794 6.4 %
2D Benchmark Score 654.3 9.6 % 724.2 0 %
Average DirectX performance 52.3 FPS 0 % 47.7 FPS 8.8 %
DirectX 9 performance 98.5 FPS 0 % 93.5 FPS 5.1 %
DirectX 10 performance 29.8 FPS 7.8 % 32.3 FPS 0 %
DirectX 11 performance 43 FPS 0 % 35.1 FPS 18.4 %
DirectX 12 performance 37.8 FPS 0 % 29.9 FPS 20.9 %
Graphic card computing 2437.4 operations/s 15.9 % 2898.9 operations/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 285, Radeon R9 280X.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 285 Radeon R9 280X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 86.4 FPS 82.9 FPS
High settings 155.5 FPS 149.3 FPS
Medium settings 186.6 FPS 179.1 FPS
Low settings 261.2 FPS 250.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 4 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for Radeon R9 285, Radeon R9 280X.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 285 Radeon R9 280X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 66.6 FPS 64.3 FPS
High settings 119.8 FPS 115.7 FPS
Medium settings 143.8 FPS 138.9 FPS
Low settings 201.3 FPS 194.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 3.4 %
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