AMD Radeon R9 285
vs
AMD Radeon RX 550

AMD Radeon R9 285
AMD Radeon RX 550
R9 285 RX 550 Difference
AMD Radeon R9 285 AMD Radeon RX 550
Price $ 380.0 $ 74.0 306 (81%)
Year 2014 2017 3 (0%)
Maximum Recorded Temperature 70C 57C 13 (19%)
Max Fan Noise 48.3dB 36.2dB 12.1 (25%)
Recommended Power Supply 540W 400W 140 (26%)
Benchmark CPU Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz ($284.99) Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz ($354.99)
CPU Impact on FPS +0.0 FPS +0.0 FPS 0 (0%)
CPU Impact on FPS % 0.0% 0.0% 0 (0%)
Benchmark Quality Settings Ultra Quality Settings Ultra Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 39.5 FPS 21.4 FPS 18.1 (46%)
Average 1440p Performance 28.9 FPS 15.5 FPS 13.4 (46%)
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 24.4 FPS 13.2 FPS 11.2 (46%)
Average 4K Performance 16.7 FPS 9.1 FPS 7.6 (46%)
Memory 2 GB 2 GB 0 (0%)
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 6.3 $ 3.7 2.6 (41%)
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 8.6 $ 5.1 3.5 (41%)
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 10.2 $ 6.0 4.2 (41%)
4K Cost Per Frame $ 14.9 $ 8.7 6.2 (42%)
Variant AMD Radeon R9 285 AMD Radeon RX 550
Overall Combination Score 57/100 66/100 9 (16%)
Our Verdict: The R9 285 is faster by 86% for 1440p gaming. The price/performance ratio is much better for RX 550 .
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AMD Radeon R9 285

The R9 295X2 might be the extreme flagship of the latest GCN 3.0 set of graphics cards, but their prices keep them out of the reach of most high-end PC gamers. On the other hand, the R9 285 is closer to being reasonably affordable at a price tag of $ 249. AMD ’s xx85 cards have always been defined by high-end prices with performance that knocks on the door of extreme graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the GCN 3.0 graphics card inside the R9 285, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend.

Compared to its NVIDIA 's closest rival, GTX 960, the R9 285 was 3.9 % faster. For 1080p Full HD, we were able to play Valorant at 77 fps to 77 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 77 fps.

For 1440p Quad HD, we were able to play Valorant at 63 fps to 63 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 63 fps.

AMD Radeon RX 550

The RX 560 might be the entry-level flagship of the latest GCN 4.0 set of graphics cards, but their prices keep them out of the reach of most budget PC gamers. On the other hand, the RX 550 is closer to being reasonably affordable at a price tag of $ 79. AMD ’s xx50 cards have always been defined by budget prices with performance that knocks on the door of entry-level graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the GCN 4.0 graphics card inside the RX 550, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend.

Compared to its NVIDIA 's closest rival, GT 1030, the RX 550 was 6.5 % faster.

Game Performance at selected quality settings

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AMD Radeon R9 285
AMD Radeon RX 550
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
28
31.2
15
16.9
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
19
21.3
10
11.5
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
16
18.4
9
10.0
2023 The Last of Us Part I
12
14.2
6
7.7
2023 Forspoken
14
16.5
8
8.9
2023 The Callisto Protocol
11
12.8
6
6.9
2023 Dead Space
19
21.3
10
11.5
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
22
25.2
12
13.6
2023 Armored Core VI
22
25.2
12
13.6
2023 Immortals of Aveum
10
11.3
5
6.1
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
20
22.7
11
12.3
2023 Remnant II
11
12.8
6
6.9
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
15
17.0
8
9.2
2023 Atomic Heart
15
17.0
8
9.2
2023 Starfield
7
8.5
4
4.6
2022 Elden Ring
20
22.6
10
12.0
2022 God of War
19
21.4
10
11.4
2022 Overwatch 2
35
39.8
19
21.2
2022 F1 22
22
25.5
12
13.8
2022 Dying Light 2
21
24.1
11
13.0
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
21
24.1
11
13.0
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
35
39.7
19
21.5
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
25
28.4
13
15.3
2021 Forza Horizon 5
19
21.7
10
11.5
2021 Halo Infinite
14
16.5
7
8.8
2021 Battlefield 2042
27
30.5
14
16.2
2021 Hitman 3
29
32.6
15
17.6
2021 Far Cry 6
27
30.4
14
16.4
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
29
33.2
16
17.9
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
30
33.5
16
18.1
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
15
17.5
8
9.3
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
10
11.4
5
6.1
2020 Valorant
69
76.7
36
40.8
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
27
30.1
14
16.0
2020 Death Stranding
31
34.7
16
18.5
2020 Marvel's Avengers
20
22.6
10
12.0
2020 Godfall
30
33.8
16
18.0
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
15
17.5
8
9.3
2019 Apex Legends
32
36.0
16
18.0
2019 Anthem
20
23.2
10
11.6
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
30
34.0
15
17.0
2019 Resident Evil 2
42
47.1
22
25.0
2019 Metro Exodus
18
21.0
10
11.2
2019 World War Z
43
48.0
27
30.0
2019 Gears of War 5
27
30.5
14
16.2
2019 F1 2019
34
38.3
18
20.4
2019 GreedFall
31
34.5
16
18.4
2019 Borderlands 3
21
24.2
11
12.9
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
41
46.6
22
24.8
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
16
17.9
8
9.5
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
25
28.2
13
15.0
2018 Forza Horizon 4
28
32.0
15
17.0
2018 Fallout 76
32
36.0
22
25.0
2018 Hitman 2
25
28.0
18
20.0
2018 Just Cause 4
27
30.3
14
16.1
2018 Monster Hunter: World
29
32.6
15
17.4
2018 Strange Brigade
44
49.2
23
26.2
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
43
48.0
14
16.1
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
28
31.5
19
21.8
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
37
41.9
20
22.3
2017 For Honor
50
55.9
26
29.8
2017 Project CARS 2
35
39.6
18
21.1
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
43
48.0
22
25.5
2016 Overwatch
44
49.0
23
25.9
2016 Dishonored 2
26
28.9
13
15.4
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
32
35.7
17
19.1
2015 Rocket League
146
163.1
78
86.8
2015 Need For Speed
40
45.2
21
24.1
2015 Project CARS
38
43.3
20
23.1
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
71
79.2
37
42.2
2013 Crysis 3
36
40.6
19
21.9
2013 Battlefield 4
41
45.8
23
25.8
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
100
111.8
53
59.5
2009 League of Legends
188
209.7
100
111.6

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AMD Radeon R9 285
AMD Radeon RX 550
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
18
22.7
9
12.3
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
12
15.6
6
8.4
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
11
14.2
6
7.7
2023 The Last of Us Part I
8
10.8
4
5.8
2023 Forspoken
8
10.8
4
5.8
2023 The Callisto Protocol
7
9.1
3
4.9
2023 Dead Space
11
14.2
6
7.7
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
16
20.4
8
11.0
2023 Armored Core VI
16
20.4
8
11.0
2023 Immortals of Aveum
6
7.9
3
4.3
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
12
15.6
6
8.4
2023 Remnant II
6
8.5
3
4.6
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
10
12.8
5
6.9
2023 Atomic Heart
9
12.2
5
6.6
2023 Starfield
6
7.7
3
4.1
2022 Elden Ring
14
17.8
7
9.5
2022 God of War
14
18.4
7
9.8
2022 Overwatch 2
27
34.3
14
18.2
2022 F1 22
12
15.6
6
8.4
2022 Dying Light 2
12
15.6
6
8.4
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
13
17.0
7
9.2
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
22
28.4
12
15.3
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
14
18.4
8
10.0
2021 Forza Horizon 5
14
18.6
7
9.9
2021 Halo Infinite
11
14.9
6
7.9
2021 Battlefield 2042
16
20.3
8
10.8
2021 Hitman 3
18
23.3
10
12.6
2021 Far Cry 6
18
22.7
9
12.3
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
18
23.5
10
12.7
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
17
21.8
9
11.8
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
12
15.1
6
8.1
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
8
10.0
4
5.3
2020 Valorant
50
62.7
26
33.4
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
18
23.5
10
12.5
2020 Death Stranding
21
26.9
11
14.3
2020 Marvel's Avengers
12
16.1
6
8.6
2020 Godfall
18
22.6
9
12.0
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
13
16.3
6
8.7
2019 Apex Legends
21
26.8
10
13.4
2019 Anthem
14
18.4
7
9.2
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
21
26.4
10
13.2
2019 Resident Evil 2
25
31.7
13
16.9
2019 Metro Exodus
13
16.3
6
8.7
2019 World War Z
28
35.0
17
21.9
2019 Gears of War 5
17
22.1
9
11.8
2019 F1 2019
21
27.1
11
14.4
2019 GreedFall
19
24.9
10
13.3
2019 Borderlands 3
13
17.0
7
9.1
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
26
33.6
14
17.9
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
11
14.7
6
7.8
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
17
22.1
9
11.8
2018 Forza Horizon 4
21
27.0
11
14.0
2018 Hitman 2
14
18.0
10
13.0
2018 Just Cause 4
17
22.4
9
11.9
2018 Monster Hunter: World
18
22.8
9
12.2
2018 Strange Brigade
27
34.3
14
18.2
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
29
37.0
9
12.3
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
16
20.3
8
11.2
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
24
30.3
12
16.1
2017 For Honor
26
32.6
13
17.4
2017 Project CARS 2
22
28.0
11
14.9
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
34
43.3
18
23.1
2016 Overwatch
26
33.6
14
18.2
2016 Dishonored 2
19
24.7
10
13.1
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
17
21.3
10
13.3
2015 Rocket League
55
69.9
29
37.2
2015 Need For Speed
28
35.0
14
18.6
2015 Project CARS
26
33.1
14
17.6
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
41
51.3
21
27.3
2013 Crysis 3
27
34.7
10
13.3
2013 Battlefield 4
23
29.5
13
16.8
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
74
93.2
39
49.6
2009 League of Legends
93
116.5
49
62.0

3440x1440

AMD Radeon R9 285
AMD Radeon RX 550
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
17
22.9
8
11.4
2019 Anthem
11
15.2
5
7.6
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
16
21.6
8
10.8
2019 Resident Evil 2
19
25.3
10
13.5
2019 Metro Exodus
10
14.2
5
7.6
2019 World War Z
22
29.5
14
18.5
2019 Gears of War 5
14
19.3
7
10.3
2019 F1 2019
18
23.7
9
12.6
2019 GreedFall
14
18.8
7
10.1
2019 Borderlands 3
10
13.9
5
7.4
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
21
28.7
11
15.3
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
9
12.8
5
6.8
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
14
19.3
7
10.3
2018 Forza Horizon 4
18
24.1
9
12.3
2018 Hitman 2
11
15.5
8
11.2
2018 Just Cause 4
13
18.2
7
9.7
2018 Monster Hunter: World
13
18.1
7
9.6
2018 Strange Brigade
21
28.3
11
15.0
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
23
31.0
7
10.3
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
12
16.9
6
9.0
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
20
27.4
11
14.6
2017 For Honor
19
26.2
10
14.0
2017 Project CARS 2
20
27.4
11
14.6
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
32
42.6
17
22.7
2016 Overwatch
20
27.3
11
14.6
2016 Dishonored 2
18
23.7
9
12.6
2015 Rocket League
41
54.8
22
29.2
2015 Need For Speed
23
31.2
12
16.6
2015 Project CARS
22
30.2
12
16.1
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
30
40.2
16
21.3
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
71
94.7
38
50.4
2009 League of Legends
66
87.3
35
46.4

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AMD Radeon R9 285
AMD Radeon RX 550
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
11
17.0
6
9.2
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
6
9.9
3
5.4
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
6
9.9
3
5.4
2023 The Last of Us Part I
3
5.7
2
3.1
2023 Forspoken
3
5.1
1
2.8
2023 The Callisto Protocol
3
4.5
1
2.5
2023 Dead Space
3
5.7
2
3.1
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
7
11.3
4
6.1
2023 Armored Core VI
7
11.3
4
6.1
2023 Immortals of Aveum
2
3.7
1
2.0
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
5
8.5
3
4.6
2023 Remnant II
3
4.3
1
2.3
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
4
6.2
2
3.4
2023 Atomic Heart
5
7.7
2
4.1
2023 Starfield
3
5.1
1
2.8
2022 Elden Ring
7
10.2
3
5.4
2022 God of War
10
14.3
5
7.6
2022 Overwatch 2
18
25.9
9
13.8
2022 F1 22
7
11.3
4
6.1
2022 Dying Light 2
7
11.3
4
6.1
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
8
12.8
4
6.9
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
13
19.9
7
10.7
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
7
11.3
4
6.1
2021 Forza Horizon 5
10
14.4
5
7.7
2021 Halo Infinite
7
10.3
3
5.5
2021 Battlefield 2042
9
13.0
4
6.9
2021 Hitman 3
9
14.2
5
7.7
2021 Far Cry 6
8
12.2
4
6.6
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
8
12.8
4
6.9
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
9
14.2
5
7.7
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
7
10.3
3
5.5
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
5
7.9
2
4.2
2020 Valorant
38
54.5
20
29.0
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
8
12.6
4
6.7
2020 Death Stranding
11
16.4
6
8.7
2020 Marvel's Avengers
5
8.4
3
4.5
2020 Godfall
7
10.8
3
5.7
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
7
10.7
3
5.7
2019 Apex Legends
11
16.0
5
8.0
2019 Anthem
7
10.0
3
5.0
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
9
14.0
4
7.0
2019 Resident Evil 2
10
15.6
5
8.3
2019 Metro Exodus
7
10.3
3
5.5
2019 World War Z
14
20.2
8
12.6
2019 Gears of War 5
9
14.0
5
7.4
2019 F1 2019
12
17.2
6
9.2
2019 GreedFall
7
10.3
3
5.5
2019 Borderlands 3
6
8.9
3
4.7
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
14
20.0
7
10.7
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
6
9.3
3
5.0
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
9
14.0
5
7.4
2018 Forza Horizon 4
12
18.0
6
9.0
2018 Hitman 2
7
11.0
5
8.0
2018 Just Cause 4
8
11.7
4
6.2
2018 Monster Hunter: World
7
11.0
4
5.8
2018 Strange Brigade
13
18.6
6
9.9
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
14
21.0
4
7.0
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
7
11.2
3
5.6
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
14
21.0
7
11.2
2017 For Honor
11
16.3
6
8.7
2017 Project CARS 2
16
23.3
8
12.4
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
25
36.3
13
19.3
2016 Overwatch
12
17.5
6
9.1
2016 Dishonored 2
13
19.6
7
10.4
2015 Rocket League
22
32.6
12
17.4
2015 Need For Speed
16
23.3
8
12.4
2015 Project CARS
16
23.3
8
12.4
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
16
23.8
8
12.6
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
58
83.9
31
44.6
2009 League of Legends
32
46.6
17
24.8
R9 285 vs RX 550 with i7-4770K vs i7-7700K at 1080p and ultra vs ultra settings
R9 285 vs RX 550 with i7-4770K vs i7-7700K at 1440p and ultra vs ultra settings
R9 285 vs RX 550 with i7-4770K vs i7-7700K at 4K and ultra vs ultra settings

AMD Radeon R9 285 / i7-4770K

With current 2048 MB RAM, the R9 285 can have serious memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games. This combination between R9 285 and Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz has less than 8% bottleneck in many games and is perfect match to avoid FPS loss. This combination between R9 285 and Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz is a perfect match to avoid FPS loss. With current 2048 MB RAM, the R9 285 can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games.
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AMD Radeon RX 550 / i7-7700K

The RX 550 is more suitable for budget PC builds and less demanding games. With current 2048 MB RAM, the RX 550 can have serious memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games. The RX 550 's power requirements are reasonable and it is very efficient compared to the competition. With regards to max load temperature, the RX 550 's cooling is excellent at keeping it cool and under control. With current 2048 MB RAM, the RX 550 can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games.
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R9 285 vs RX 550 Specifications Comparison

Board Design

R9 285 RX 550
Board NumberC766D090-01
Length8.7 inches 221 mm5.7 inches 145 mm
Outputs2x DVI1x HDMI1x DisplayPort1x DVI1x HDMI1x DisplayPort
Power Connectors2x 6-pinNone
Slot WidthDual-slotDual-slot
TDP190 W50 W

Clock Speeds

R9 285 RX 550
GPU Clock918 MHz1100 MHz
Memory Clock1375 MHz 5500 MHz effective1750 MHz 7000 MHz effective

Graphics Card

R9 285 RX 550
Bus InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
GenerationVolcanic Islands (R9 200)Polaris (RX 500)
Launch Price249 USD79 USD
ProductionEnd-of-lifeActive
Release DateSep 2nd, 2014Apr 20th, 2017

Graphics Features

R9 285 RX 550
DirectX12.0 (12_0)12.0 (12_0)
OpenCL22
OpenGL4.54.5
Shader Model66
Vulkan1.1.821.1.82

Graphics Processor

R9 285 RX 550
ArchitectureGCN 3.0GCN 4.0
Die Size366 mm²103 mm²
GPU NameTongaLexa
GPU VariantTonga PRO (215-0851128)Lexa PRO (215-0904018)
Process Size28 nm14 nm
Transistors5,000 million2,200 million

Memory

R9 285 RX 550
Bandwidth176.0 GB/s112.0 GB/s
Memory Bus256 bit128 bit
Memory Size2048 MB2048 MB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5

Render Config

R9 285 RX 550
Compute Units288
ROPs3216
Shading Units1792512
TMUs11232

Theoretical Performance

R9 285 RX 550
FP16 (half) performance3,290 GFLOPS (1:1)1,211 GFLOPS (1:1)
FP32 (float) performance3,290 GFLOPS1,211 GFLOPS
FP64 (double) performance205.6 GFLOPS (1:16)75.71 GFLOPS (1:16)
Pixel Rate29.38 GPixel/s18.93 GPixel/s
Texture Rate102.8 GTexel/s37.86 GTexel/s
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