GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs Radeon R9 285

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 285 and GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 285
2014
2 GB GDDR5, 190 Watt
17.32

RTX 3050 6 GB outperforms R9 285 by an impressive 59% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking313199
Place by popularitynot in top-10021
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.5975.35
Power efficiency6.3527.47
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameTongaGA107
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date2 September 2014 (10 years ago)2 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$249 $179

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3050 6 GB has 777% 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 cores17922304
Core clock speed918 MHz1042 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1470 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)190 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate102.8105.8
Floating-point processing power3.29 TFLOPS6.774 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs11272
Tensor Coresno data72
Ray Tracing Coresno data18

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 4.0 x8
Length221 mm242 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinNone

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 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed1375 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth176.0 GB/s168.0 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 1.21x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.13.0
Vulkan1.2.1701.3
CUDA-8.6

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
RTX 3050 6 GB 27.59
+59.3%

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 3050 6 GB 10644
+59.3%

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 27.59
Recency 2 September 2014 2 February 2024
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 190 Watt 70 Watt

RTX 3050 6 GB has a 59.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 285 in performance tests.


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