GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition vs Radeon R9 285

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 285 with GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition, including specs and performance data.

R9 285
2014
2 GB GDDR5, 190 Watt
17.34
+300%

R9 285 outperforms GT 750M Mac Edition by a whopping 300% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking315674
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.76no data
Power efficiency6.265.95
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameTongaGK107
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date2 September 2014 (10 years ago)8 November 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$249 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores1792384
Core clock speed918 MHz926 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)190 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate102.829.63
Floating-point processing power3.29 TFLOPS0.7112 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs11232

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 x16
Length221 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1375 MHz1254 MHz
Memory bandwidth176.0 GB/s80.26 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 (11_0)
Shader Model6.55.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.11.2
Vulkan1.2.1701.1.126
CUDA-3.0

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 17.34
+300%
GT 750M Mac Edition 4.34

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
+299%
GT 750M Mac Edition 1673

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.

R9 285 8570
+367%
GT 750M Mac Edition 1837

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 17.34 4.34
Recency 2 September 2014 8 November 2013
Power consumption (TDP) 190 Watt 50 Watt

R9 285 has a 299.5% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 9 months.

GT 750M Mac Edition, on the other hand, has 280% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R9 285 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 285 is a desktop card while GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition is a notebook one.


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