CMP 30HX vs Radeon R9 285

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 285 with CMP 30HX, including specs and performance data.

R9 285
2014
2 GB GDDR5, 190 Watt
17.32

CMP 30HX outperforms R9 285 by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking313257
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.7321.51
Power efficiency6.3611.77
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameTongaTU116
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date2 September 2014 (10 years ago)25 February 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$249 $799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

CMP 30HX has 146% 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 cores17921408
Core clock speed918 MHz1530 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1785 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million6,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)190 Watt125 Watt
Texture fill rate102.8157.1
Floating-point processing power3.29 TFLOPS5.027 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs11288

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 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x4
Length221 mm229 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 8-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1375 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth176.0 GB/s336.0 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 1.4a, 1x DisplayPort 1.2No outputs
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.13.0
Vulkan1.2.1701.2
CUDA-7.5

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.

R9 285 17.32
CMP 30HX 21.09
+21.8%

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.

R9 285 6680
CMP 30HX 8135
+21.8%

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.32 21.09
Recency 2 September 2014 25 February 2021
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 190 Watt 125 Watt

CMP 30HX has a 21.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 52% lower power consumption.

The CMP 30HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 285 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 285 is a desktop card while CMP 30HX is a workstation one.


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

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