Radeon R9 285 vs GeForce RTX 3070

Place in the ranking	42	317
Place by popularity	37	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	57.30	8.67
Power efficiency	18.17	6.30
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code name	GA104	Tonga
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	1 September 2020 (4 years ago)	2 September 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	$249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3070 has 561% better value for money than R9 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 cores	5888	1792
Core clock speed	1500 MHz	918 MHz
Boost clock speed	1725 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	17,400 million	5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	220 Watt	190 Watt
Texture fill rate	317.4	102.8
Floating-point processing power	20.31 TFLOPS	3.29 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	32
TMUs	184	112
Tensor Cores	184	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	46	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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	242 mm	221 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	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	8 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	448.0 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	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	8.5	-

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 3070 58.07
+234%

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 3070 22322
+234%

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 3070 31020
+262%

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	150 +275%	40−45 −275%
1440p	98 +263%	27−30 −263%
4K	64 +256%	18−20 −256%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.33 +87.1%	6.23 −87.1%
1440p	5.09 +81.1%	9.22 −81.1%
4K	7.80 +77.4%	13.83 −77.4%

RTX 3070 has 87% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RTX 3070 has 81% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RTX 3070 has 77% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	149 +273%	40−45 −273%
Cyberpunk 2077	147 +268%	40−45 −268%
Elden Ring	142 +255%	40−45 −255%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +234%	35−40 −234%
Counter-Strike 2	135 +238%	40−45 −238%
Cyberpunk 2077	124 +254%	35−40 −254%
Forza Horizon 4	311 +246%	90−95 −246%
Metro Exodus	124 +254%	35−40 −254%
Red Dead Redemption 2	118 +237%	35−40 −237%
Valorant	246 +251%	70−75 −251%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +234%	35−40 −234%
Counter-Strike 2	117 +234%	35−40 −234%
Cyberpunk 2077	109 +263%	30−33 −263%
Dota 2	137 +243%	40−45 −243%
Elden Ring	241 +244%	70−75 −244%
Far Cry 5	91 +237%	27−30 −237%
Fortnite	220−230 +252%	65−70 −252%
Forza Horizon 4	256 +241%	75−80 −241%
Grand Theft Auto V	134 +235%	40−45 −235%
Metro Exodus	107 +257%	30−33 −257%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +258%	60−65 −258%
Red Dead Redemption 2	98 +263%	27−30 −263%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +248%	50−55 −248%
Valorant	159 +253%	45−50 −253%
World of Tanks	270−280 +249%	80−85 −249%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +234%	35−40 −234%
Counter-Strike 2	105 +250%	30−33 −250%
Cyberpunk 2077	91 +237%	27−30 −237%
Dota 2	125 +257%	35−40 −257%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +234%	35−40 −234%
Forza Horizon 4	223 +243%	65−70 −243%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +258%	60−65 −258%
Valorant	237 +239%	70−75 −239%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	98 +263%	27−30 −263%
Elden Ring	132 +277%	35−40 −277%
Grand Theft Auto V	95 +252%	27−30 −252%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +250%	50−55 −250%
Red Dead Redemption 2	63 +250%	18−20 −250%
World of Tanks	350−400 +245%	110−120 −245%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +263%	24−27 −263%
Counter-Strike 2	68 +278%	18−20 −278%
Cyberpunk 2077	58 +263%	16−18 −263%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +256%	45−50 −256%
Forza Horizon 4	166 +269%	45−50 −269%
Metro Exodus	101 +237%	30−33 −237%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110−120 +240%	35−40 −240%
Valorant	208 +247%	60−65 −247%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	43 +258%	12−14 −258%
Dota 2	117 +234%	35−40 −234%
Elden Ring	68 +278%	18−20 −278%
Grand Theft Auto V	115 +283%	30−33 −283%
Metro Exodus	49 +250%	14−16 −250%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +243%	60−65 −243%
Red Dead Redemption 2	43 +258%	12−14 −258%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	117 +234%	35−40 −234%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +252%	21−24 −252%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 +272%	18−20 −272%
Cyberpunk 2077	28 +250%	8−9 −250%
Dota 2	125 +257%	35−40 −257%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +250%	30−33 −250%
Fortnite	95−100 +256%	27−30 −256%
Forza Horizon 4	98 +263%	27−30 −263%
Valorant	116 +287%	30−33 −287%

This is how RTX 3070 and R9 285 compete in popular games:

RTX 3070 is 275% faster in 1080p
RTX 3070 is 263% faster in 1440p
RTX 3070 is 256% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	58.07	17.38
Recency	1 September 2020	2 September 2014
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	220 Watt	190 Watt

RTX 3070 has a 234.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

R9 285, on the other hand, has 15.8% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3070 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 285 in performance tests.

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