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AMD logo Radeon R9 285
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6870

AMD Radeon R9 285 logo AMD Radeon HD 6870 logo
General information Radeon R9 285 Radeon HD 6870
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 % 2048 MB 0 %
Core Clock 918 MHz 0 % 900 MHz 2 %
Effective Clock 5600 MHz 0 % 1159 MHz 79.3 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 190 W 0 % 151 W 20.5 %
Length 270 mm 6.6 % 289 mm 0 %
Cooling Fans 2 33.3 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 2-way 50 %
Performance Radeon R9 285 Radeon HD 6870
Overall Score 39783 0 % 23965 39.8 %
Future Proof 38 % 0 % 21 % 44.7 %
Benchmark Score 15827 0 % 5743 63.7 %
2D Benchmark Score 655 0 % 402.9 38.5 %
Average DirectX performance 52.7 FPS 0 % 20.9 FPS 60.2 %
DirectX 9 performance 98.9 FPS 0 % 52.7 FPS 46.7 %
DirectX 10 performance 30.2 FPS 0 % 15.1 FPS 50.1 %
DirectX 11 performance 43.2 FPS 0 % 16 FPS 63 %
DirectX 12 performance 38.3 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 2435 operations/s 0 % 1047.3 operations/s 57 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 285, Radeon HD 6870.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 285 Radeon HD 6870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 86.4 FPS 44.9 FPS
High settings 155.4 FPS 80.8 FPS
Medium settings 186.5 FPS 97.0 FPS
Low settings 261.1 FPS 135.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 48 %

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 6870.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 285 Radeon HD 6870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 66.6 FPS 39.0 FPS
High settings 119.9 FPS 70.3 FPS
Medium settings 143.9 FPS 84.3 FPS
Low settings 201.4 FPS 118.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 41.4 %
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