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) 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 ranking | 580 | 693 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.27 |
| Power efficiency | 27.89 | 1.33 |
| Architecture | Vega (2017−2020) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | Vega Renoir | GT200B |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 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.
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 | 384 | 240 |
| Core clock speed | 400 MHz | 648 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1500 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 204 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 51.84 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.7085 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 32 |
| TMUs | no data | 80 |
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).
| Interface | no data | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Height | no data | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 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 type | no data | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 512 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 1242 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 159.0 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 Connectors | no data | HDTVTwo Dual Link DVI |
| Multi monitor support | no data | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
| Audio input for HDMI | no data | S/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 data | 128bit |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_1 | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.1 |
| 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 HD | 20
+66.7%
| 12−14
−66.7%
|
| 1440p | 28
+55.6%
| 18−20
−55.6%
|
| 4K | 18
+80%
| 10−12
−80%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 29.92 |
| 1440p | no data | 19.94 |
| 4K | no data | 35.90 |
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 56% 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.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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