Radeon Sky 700 vs R9 285
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 312 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 8.57 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 6.34 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) |
| GPU code name | Tonga | Tahiti |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 2 September 2014 (10 years ago) | 27 March 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $249 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 cores | 1792 | 1792 |
| Core clock speed | 918 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,000 million | 4,313 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 190 Watt | 225 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 102.8 | 100.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.29 TFLOPS | 3.226 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 112 | 112 |
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).
| Bus support | no data | PCIe 3.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 221 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Form factor | no data | full height / full length |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1375 MHz | 1375 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 176.0 GB/s | 176 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 Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 1x DisplayPort 1.2 | 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | + | - |
| DisplayPort count | no data | 1 |
| Dual-link DVI support | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.170 | 1.2.131 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 September 2014 | 27 March 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 6 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 190 Watt | 225 Watt |
R9 285 has an age advantage of 1 year, and 18.4% lower power consumption.
Sky 700, on the other hand, has a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R9 285 and Radeon Sky 700. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon R9 285 is a desktop card while Radeon Sky 700 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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