Radeon R9 285 vs GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile

Place in the ranking	170	317
Place by popularity	69	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	8.67
Power efficiency	28.09	6.30
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code name	GA106	Tonga
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	12 January 2021 (4 years ago)	2 September 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	3840	1792
Core clock speed	900 MHz	918 MHz
Boost clock speed	1425 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	13,250 million	5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	190 Watt
Texture fill rate	171.0	102.8
Floating-point processing power	10.94 TFLOPS	3.29 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	32
TMUs	120	112
Tensor Cores	120	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	30	no data

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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	221 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	2x 6-pin

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 type	GDDR6	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	336.0 GB/s	176.0 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 Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 1x DisplayPort 1.2
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.5	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.1
Vulkan	1.2	1.2.170
CUDA	8.6	-

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.

RTX 3060 Mobile 32.64
+87.8%

R9 285 17.38

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.

RTX 3060 Mobile 12550
+87.9%

R9 285 6680

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RTX 3060 Mobile 20609
+140%

R9 285 8570

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 HD	99 +98%	50−55 −98%
1440p	65 +117%	30−35 −117%
4K	42 +100%	21−24 −100%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	4.98
1440p	no data	8.30
4K	no data	11.86

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	65−70 +117%	30−33 −117%
Cyberpunk 2077	103 +106%	50−55 −106%
Elden Ring	110−120 +102%	55−60 −102%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +107%	45−50 −107%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 +117%	30−33 −117%
Cyberpunk 2077	81 +103%	40−45 −103%
Forza Horizon 4	195 +95%	100−105 −95%
Metro Exodus	94 +88%	50−55 −88%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +91.4%	35−40 −91.4%
Valorant	130−140 +100%	65−70 −100%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +107%	45−50 −107%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 +117%	30−33 −117%
Cyberpunk 2077	67 +91.4%	35−40 −91.4%
Dota 2	124 +90.8%	65−70 −90.8%
Elden Ring	151 +88.8%	80−85 −88.8%
Far Cry 5	80 +100%	40−45 −100%
Fortnite	150−160 +88.8%	80−85 −88.8%
Forza Horizon 4	158 +97.5%	80−85 −97.5%
Grand Theft Auto V	121 +102%	60−65 −102%
Metro Exodus	78 +95%	40−45 −95%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	180−190 +93.7%	95−100 −93.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	56 +107%	27−30 −107%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110−120 +102%	55−60 −102%
Valorant	101 +102%	50−55 −102%
World of Tanks	270−280 +97.9%	140−150 −97.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +107%	45−50 −107%
Counter-Strike 2	61 +103%	30−33 −103%
Cyberpunk 2077	59 +96.7%	30−33 −96.7%
Dota 2	124 +90.8%	65−70 −90.8%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +97.8%	45−50 −97.8%
Forza Horizon 4	140 +100%	70−75 −100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	180−190 +93.7%	95−100 −93.7%
Valorant	172 +91.1%	90−95 −91.1%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	75 +114%	35−40 −114%
Elden Ring	81 +103%	40−45 −103%
Grand Theft Auto V	75 +114%	35−40 −114%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +94.4%	90−95 −94.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40 +90.5%	21−24 −90.5%
World of Tanks	210−220 +90.9%	110−120 −90.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +110%	30−33 −110%
Counter-Strike 2	30−33 +114%	14−16 −114%
Cyberpunk 2077	37 +106%	18−20 −106%
Far Cry 5	121 +102%	60−65 −102%
Forza Horizon 4	101 +102%	50−55 −102%
Metro Exodus	85 +88.9%	45−50 −88.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +96.3%	27−30 −96.3%
Valorant	141 +88%	75−80 −88%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +100%	16−18 −100%
Dota 2	73 +109%	35−40 −109%
Elden Ring	42 +100%	21−24 −100%
Grand Theft Auto V	73 +109%	35−40 −109%
Metro Exodus	31 +93.8%	16−18 −93.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	100−110 +106%	50−55 −106%
Red Dead Redemption 2	22 +120%	10−11 −120%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	73 +109%	35−40 −109%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +100%	18−20 −100%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +100%	16−18 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	16 +100%	8−9 −100%
Dota 2	95 +90%	50−55 −90%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +91.7%	24−27 −91.7%
Fortnite	40−45 +105%	21−24 −105%
Forza Horizon 4	60 +100%	30−33 −100%
Valorant	62 +107%	30−33 −107%

This is how RTX 3060 Mobile and R9 285 compete in popular games:

RTX 3060 Mobile is 98% faster in 1080p
RTX 3060 Mobile is 117% faster in 1440p
RTX 3060 Mobile is 100% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	32.64	17.38
Recency	12 January 2021	2 September 2014
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	190 Watt

RTX 3060 Mobile has a 87.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 137.5% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 285 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile is a notebook card while Radeon R9 285 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.