PlayStation 4 GPU vs GeForce GTX 285

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking700not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.31no data
Power efficiency1.32no data
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code nameGT200BLiverpool
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date23 December 2008 (16 years ago)24 November 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$359 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores2401152
Core clock speed648 MHz800 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology55 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)204 Watt75 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate51.8457.60
Floating-point processing power0.7085 TFLOPS1.843 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs8072

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 x16IGP
Length267 mmno data
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinNone
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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1242 MHz1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth159.0 GB/s176.0 GB/s

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 DVINo outputs
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)11.1*
Shader Model4.05.1
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.1
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 December 2008 24 November 2013
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 204 Watt 75 Watt

PlayStation 4 GPU has an age advantage of 4 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 96.4% more advanced lithography process, and 172% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 285 and PlayStation 4 GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 285 is a desktop card while PlayStation 4 GPU is a notebook one.


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