Radeon RX 550X vs R9 285

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 285 and Radeon RX 550X, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 285
2014
2 GB GDDR5, 190 Watt
17.34
+192%

R9 285 outperforms RX 550X by a whopping 192% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking315588
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.76no data
Power efficiency6.268.13
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameTongaLexa
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date2 September 2014 (10 years ago)16 December 2018 (6 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 cores1792512
Core clock speed918 MHz1100 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1183 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)190 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate102.837.86
Floating-point processing power3.29 TFLOPS1.211 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 x8
Length221 mm145 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1375 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth176.0 GB/s96 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 DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.56.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.12.0
Vulkan1.2.1701.2.131

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
+192%
RX 550X 5.93

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.

R9 285 6680
+192%
RX 550X 2286

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 5.93
Recency 2 September 2014 16 December 2018
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 190 Watt 50 Watt

R9 285 has a 192.4% higher aggregate performance score.

RX 550X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 280% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R9 285 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 550X in performance tests.


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