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AMD logo Radeon R9 285
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6970

AMD Radeon R9 285 logo AMD Radeon HD 6970 logo
General information Radeon R9 285 Radeon HD 6970
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 % 880 MHz 4.1 %
Effective Clock 5600 MHz 0 % 1425 MHz 74.6 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 190 W 24 % 250 W 0 %
Length 270 mm 9.1 % 297 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 HD 6970
Overall Score 39747 0 % 27068 31.9 %
Future Proof 38 % 0 % 21 % 44.7 %
Benchmark Score 15799 0 % 7327 53.6 %
2D Benchmark Score 660.2 0 % 432.9 34.4 %
Average DirectX performance 52.4 FPS 0 % 27.3 FPS 47.9 %
DirectX 9 performance 99.4 FPS 0 % 68.3 FPS 31.3 %
DirectX 10 performance 29.7 FPS 0 % 20.1 FPS 32.5 %
DirectX 11 performance 42.6 FPS 0 % 20.9 FPS 50.8 %
DirectX 12 performance 38 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 2430.1 operations/s 0 % 1487.5 operations/s 38.8 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 285, Radeon HD 6970.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 285 Radeon HD 6970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 85.9 FPS 52.8 FPS
High settings 154.6 FPS 95.0 FPS
Medium settings 185.5 FPS 114.0 FPS
Low settings 259.7 FPS 159.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 38.6 %

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 6970.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 285 Radeon HD 6970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 65.9 FPS 44.2 FPS
High settings 118.6 FPS 79.5 FPS
Medium settings 142.4 FPS 95.4 FPS
Low settings 199.3 FPS 133.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 33 %
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