GeForce GTX 285 vs Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) with GeForce GTX 285, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
2020
15 Watt
6.04
+54.1%

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) outperforms GTX 285 by an impressive 54% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking584698
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.31
Power efficiency28.081.34
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameVega RenoirGT200B
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2020 (4 years ago)23 December 2008 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$359

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 cores384240
Core clock speed400 MHz648 MHz
Boost clock speed1500 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt204 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rateno data51.84
Floating-point processing powerno data0.7085 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data80

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Heightno data4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 6-pin
SLI options-+

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 typeno dataGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data1 GB
Memory bus widthno data512 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1242 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data159.0 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 Connectorsno dataHDTVTwo Dual Link DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF

Supported technologies

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

High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)no data128bit

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_111.1 (10_0)
Shader Modelno data4.0
OpenGLno data2.1
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkan-N/A
CUDA-+

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 HD20
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
1440p22
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
4K18
+80%
10−12
−80%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data29.92
1440pno data25.64
4Kno data35.90

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 11
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16
+60%
10−11
−60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Battlefield 5 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+80%
5−6
−80%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+80%
10−11
−80%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+70.8%
24−27
−70.8%
Hitman 3 11
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 97
+61.7%
60−65
−61.7%
Metro Exodus 23
+64.3%
14−16
−64.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 22
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 62
+55%
40−45
−55%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Battlefield 5 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+80%
10−11
−80%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+70.8%
24−27
−70.8%
Hitman 3 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 73
+62.2%
45−50
−62.2%
Metro Exodus 17
+70%
10−11
−70%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21
+75%
12−14
−75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50
+66.7%
30−33
−66.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+70.8%
24−27
−70.8%
Hitman 3 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 17
+70%
10−11
−70%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18
+80%
10−11
−80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+70%
30−33
−70%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%
Hitman 3 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+66.7%
24−27
−66.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Hitman 3 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 11
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%

This is how RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and GTX 285 compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 67% faster in 1080p
  • RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 57% faster in 1440p
  • RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 80% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.04 3.92
Recency 7 January 2020 23 December 2008
Chip lithography 7 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 204 Watt

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) has a 54.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 685.7% more advanced lithography process, and 1260% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 285 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 285 is a desktop one.


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AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
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