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AMD logo Radeon R9 285
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6850

AMD Radeon R9 285 logo AMD Radeon HD 6850 logo
General information Radeon R9 285 Radeon HD 6850
Launched Q1 2015 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 2048 MB 0 % 1024 MB 50 %
Core Clock 918 MHz 0 % 775 MHz 15.6 %
Effective Clock 5600 MHz 0 % 1100 MHz 80.4 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 190 W 0 % 127 W 33.2 %
Length 270 mm 0 % 260 mm 3.7 %
Cooling Fans 2 0 % 2 0 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 2-way 50 %
Performance Radeon R9 285 Radeon HD 6850
Overall Score 39775 0 % 22587 43.2 %
Future Proof 38 % 0 % 21 % 44.7 %
Benchmark Score 15821 0 % 5102 67.8 %
2D Benchmark Score 660.2 0 % 433.1 34.4 %
Average DirectX performance 52.5 FPS 0 % 19.6 FPS 62.7 %
DirectX 9 performance 99.2 FPS 0 % 50.3 FPS 49.3 %
DirectX 10 performance 30.2 FPS 0 % 14 FPS 53.6 %
DirectX 11 performance 42.6 FPS 0 % 14 FPS 67 %
DirectX 12 performance 38.2 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 2415.5 operations/s 0 % 896.7 operations/s 62.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 285, Radeon HD 6850.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 285 Radeon HD 6850
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 86.3 FPS 41.3 FPS
High settings 155.4 FPS 74.4 FPS
Medium settings 186.5 FPS 89.3 FPS
Low settings 261.1 FPS 125.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 52.1 %

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 HD 6850.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 285 Radeon HD 6850
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 66.5 FPS 36.3 FPS
High settings 119.6 FPS 65.4 FPS
Medium settings 143.6 FPS 78.5 FPS
Low settings 201.0 FPS 109.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 45.3 %
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