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AMD logo Radeon R9 285
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AMD logo Radeon HD 7870

AMD Radeon R9 285 logo AMD Radeon HD 7870 logo
General information Radeon R9 285 Radeon HD 7870
Launched Q1 2015 Q2 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 2048 MB 0 % 2048 MB 0 %
Core Clock 918 MHz 8.2 % 1000 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 5600 MHz 0 % 5000 MHz 10.7 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11.2
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 190 W 0 % 175 W 7.9 %
Length 270 mm 8.8 % 296 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 7870
Overall Score 39747 0 % 34616 12.9 %
Future Proof 38 % 0 % 20 % 47.4 %
Benchmark Score 15798 0 % 11982 24.2 %
2D Benchmark Score 653 0 % 583.7 10.6 %
Average DirectX performance 52.7 FPS 0 % 37.8 FPS 28.2 %
DirectX 9 performance 99.4 FPS 0 % 81.5 FPS 18 %
DirectX 10 performance 30.2 FPS 0 % 18 FPS 40.5 %
DirectX 11 performance 43 FPS 0 % 29.1 FPS 32.4 %
DirectX 12 performance 38.1 FPS 0 % 22.8 FPS 40.1 %
Graphic card computing 2447.2 operations/s 0 % 2353.4 operations/s 3.8 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 285, Radeon HD 7870.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 285 Radeon HD 7870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 85.9 FPS 72.4 FPS
High settings 154.6 FPS 130.3 FPS
Medium settings 185.5 FPS 156.4 FPS
Low settings 259.7 FPS 219.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 15.7 %

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 7870.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 285 Radeon HD 7870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 65.9 FPS 57.1 FPS
High settings 118.6 FPS 102.8 FPS
Medium settings 142.4 FPS 123.4 FPS
Low settings 199.3 FPS 172.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 13.3 %
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