GeForce GTX 285 vs Radeon HD 6970

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6970 and GeForce GTX 285, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 6970
2010
2 GB GDDR5, 550 Watt
7.35
+87%

HD 6970 outperforms GTX 285 by an impressive 87% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking537700
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.060.31
Power efficiency2.011.32
ArchitectureTeraScale 3 (2010−2013)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameCaymanGT200B
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date14 December 2010 (14 years ago)23 December 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$369 $359

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 6970 has 242% 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 cores1536240
Core clock speedno data648 MHz
Boost clock speed880 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,640 million1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)550 Watt204 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate84.4851.84
Floating-point processing power2.703 TFLOPS0.7085 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs9680

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).

Bus supportPCIe 2.0 x16no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Heightno data4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin2x 6-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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit512 Bit
Memory clock speed1375 MHz1242 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data159.0 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPortHDTVTwo Dual Link DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
Eyefinity+-
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire+-
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)no data128bit

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1111.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.04.0
OpenGL4.42.1
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan-N/A
CUDA-+

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.

HD 6970 7.35
+87%
GTX 285 3.93

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.

HD 6970 2833
+87.2%
GTX 285 1513

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+110%
10−11
−110%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+104%
24−27
−104%
Hitman 3 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+105%
21−24
−105%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+110%
10−11
−110%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+108%
12−14
−108%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+100%
27−30
−100%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+110%
10−11
−110%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+104%
24−27
−104%
Hitman 3 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+105%
21−24
−105%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+110%
10−11
−110%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+108%
12−14
−108%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+100%
27−30
−100%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+104%
24−27
−104%
Hitman 3 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+105%
21−24
−105%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+108%
12−14
−108%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+100%
27−30
−100%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+92.9%
14−16
−92.9%
Hitman 3 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+95.8%
24−27
−95.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Hitman 3 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+100%
12−14
−100%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.35 3.93
Recency 14 December 2010 23 December 2008
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 550 Watt 204 Watt

HD 6970 has a 87% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 37.5% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 285, on the other hand, has 169.6% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 6970 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 285 in performance tests.


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