Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) vs GeForce GTX 285M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 285M SLI and Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 285M SLI
2009
2 GB GDDR3, 150 Watt
4.21

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) outperforms GTX 285M SLI by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking645621
Place by popularitynot in top-10042
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.71no data
ArchitectureG9x (2007−2010)Vega (2017−2021)
GPU code nameN10E-GTXVega Raven Ridge
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date2 March 2009 (15 years ago)26 October 2017 (6 years ago)
Current price$149 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores256512
Core clock speed576 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1200 MHz
Number of transistors1508 Millionno data
Manufacturing process technology55 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt15 Watt

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 285M SLI and Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargeno data

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 typeGDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amount2 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1020 MHzno data
Shared memory--

API compatibility

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

DirectX1012_1
CUDA+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 285M SLI 4.21
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 4.50
+6.9%

Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) outperforms GeForce GTX 285M SLI by 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 285M SLI 11233
+9.1%
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 10294

GeForce GTX 285M SLI outperforms Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) by 9% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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 HD54
+184%
19
−184%
4K10−12
−10%
11
+10%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8 no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4 no data
Battlefield 5 10−11 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8 no data
Far Cry 5 9−10 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14 no data
Forza Horizon 4 18−20 no data
Hitman 3 8−9 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24 no data
Metro Exodus 6−7 no data
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 20−22 no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4 no data
Battlefield 5 10−11 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8 no data
Far Cry 5 9−10 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14 no data
Forza Horizon 4 18−20 no data
Hitman 3 8−9 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24 no data
Metro Exodus 6−7 no data
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 20−22 no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8 no data
Far Cry 5 9−10 no data
Forza Horizon 4 18−20 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 20−22 no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12 no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6 no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 no data
Far Cry 5 6−7 no data
Forza Horizon 4 7−8 no data
Hitman 3 9−10 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11 no data
Metro Exodus 0−1 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9 no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4 no data
Hitman 3 0−1 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2 no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 no data
Far Cry 5 2−3 no data
Forza Horizon 4 3−4 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5 no data
Metro Exodus 6−7 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 no data

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6 no data

4K
High Preset

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1

This is how GTX 285M SLI and RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) compete in popular games:

  • GTX 285M SLI is 184% faster in 1080p
  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 10% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.21 4.50
Recency 2 March 2009 26 October 2017
Chip lithography 55 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 15 Watt

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 285M SLI and Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000).


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