GeForce RTX 2080 vs Radeon R9 285

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 285 and GeForce RTX 2080, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 285
2014
2 GB GDDR5, 190 Watt
17.34

RTX 2080 outperforms R9 285 by a whopping 181% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking31567
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.7627.27
Power efficiency6.2615.54
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameTongaTU104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date2 September 2014 (10 years ago)20 September 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$249 $699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2080 has 211% 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 cores17922944
Core clock speed918 MHz1515 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1710 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)190 Watt215 Watt
Texture fill rate102.8314.6
Floating-point processing power3.29 TFLOPS10.07 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs112184
Tensor Coresno data368
Ray Tracing Coresno data46

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 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 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 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1375 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth176.0 GB/s448.0 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 1x DisplayPort 1.21x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI++
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.11.2
Vulkan1.2.1701.2.131
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 17.34
RTX 2080 48.74
+181%

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
RTX 2080 18780
+181%

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
RTX 2080 17810
+108%

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 HD50−55
−186%
143
+186%
1440p35−40
−194%
103
+194%
4K24−27
−188%
69
+188%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.984.89
1440p7.116.79
4K10.3810.13

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 105
+0%
105
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 98
+0%
98
+0%
Battlefield 5 194
+0%
194
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 132
+0%
132
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry 5 127
+0%
127
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 165
+0%
165
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 262
+0%
262
+0%
Hitman 3 135
+0%
135
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 263
+0%
263
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 109
+0%
109
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 215
+0%
215
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 253
+0%
253
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 153
+0%
153
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 83
+0%
83
+0%
Battlefield 5 182
+0%
182
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 117
+0%
117
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry 5 102
+0%
102
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 126
+0%
126
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 243
+0%
243
+0%
Hitman 3 131
+0%
131
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 254
+0%
254
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 117
+0%
117
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 243
+0%
243
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 68
+0%
68
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 73
+0%
73
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 90
+0%
90
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry 5 81
+0%
81
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 132
+0%
132
+0%
Hitman 3 115
+0%
115
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 169
+0%
169
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 106
+0%
106
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 79
+0%
79
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 99
+0%
99
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 123
+0%
123
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 88
+0%
88
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 58
+0%
58
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60
+0%
60
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 69
+0%
69
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 70
+0%
70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 212
+0%
212
+0%
Hitman 3 80
+0%
80
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 129
+0%
129
+0%
Metro Exodus 89
+0%
89
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 239
+0%
239
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 95
+0%
95
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 66
+0%
66
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 50
+0%
50
+0%
Hitman 3 48
+0%
48
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 117
+0%
117
+0%
Metro Exodus 82
+0%
82
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 76
+0%
76
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 41
+0%
41
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 38
+0%
38
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 38
+0%
38
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry 5 39
+0%
39
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 81
+0%
81
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35
+0%
35
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 59
+0%
59
+0%

This is how R9 285 and RTX 2080 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2080 is 186% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2080 is 194% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2080 is 188% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.34 48.74
Recency 2 September 2014 20 September 2018
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 190 Watt 215 Watt

R9 285 has 13.2% lower power consumption.

RTX 2080, on the other hand, has a 181.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2080 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 285 in performance tests.


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