GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER vs GTX 285

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 285 and GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 285
2008
1 GB GDDR3, 204 Watt
3.92

RTX 4070 SUPER outperforms GTX 285 by a whopping 1897% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking6989
Place by popularitynot in top-10012
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.3167.41
Power efficiency1.3424.82
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGT200BAD104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date23 December 2008 (15 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$359 $599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4070 SUPER has 21645% better value for money than GTX 285.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores2407168
Core clock speed648 MHz1980 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2475 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)204 Watt220 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate51.84554.4
Floating-point processing power0.7085 TFLOPS35.48 TFLOPS
ROPs3280
TMUs80224
Tensor Coresno data224
Ray Tracing Coresno data56

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 16-pin
SLI options+-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR3GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount1 GB12 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1242 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth159.0 GB/s504.2 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsHDTVTwo Dual Link DVI1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)128bitno data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.7
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA+8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 285 3.92
RTX 4070 SUPER 78.29
+1897%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 285 1513
RTX 4070 SUPER 30200
+1896%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD10−12
−2160%
226
+2160%
1440p7−8
−1914%
141
+1914%
4K4−5
−2100%
88
+2100%

Cost per frame, $

1080p35.902.65
1440p51.294.25
4K89.756.81

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 428
+0%
428
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 381
+0%
381
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 201
+0%
201
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 139
+0%
139
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Hitman 3 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 265
+0%
265
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 154
+0%
154
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Hitman 3 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 133
+0%
133
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 132
+0%
132
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 62
+0%
62
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

This is how GTX 285 and RTX 4070 SUPER compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4070 SUPER is 2160% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4070 SUPER is 1914% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4070 SUPER is 2100% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.92 78.29
Recency 23 December 2008 8 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 204 Watt 220 Watt

GTX 285 has 7.8% lower power consumption.

RTX 4070 SUPER, on the other hand, has a 1897.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1000% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 285 in performance tests.


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