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.
The GTX 780 might be the high-end flagship of the latest Kepler set of graphics cards, but their prices keep them out of the reach of most mid-range PC gamers. On the other hand, the GTX 770 is closer to being reasonably affordable at a price tag of $ 399. NVIDIA ’s xx70 cards have always been defined by mid-range prices with performance that knocks on the door of high-end graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the Kepler graphics card inside the GTX 770, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend.
Compared to its AMD 's closest rival, R9 280X, the GTX 770 was -8 % slower. For 1080p Full HD, we were able to play Valorant at 82 fps to 82 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 82 fps.
For 1440p Quad HD, we were able to play Valorant at 67 fps to 67 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 67 fps.
| Year | Game | Frames Per Second |
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| 2019 | Apex Legends |
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| 2019 | Anthem |
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| 2019 | Far Cry New Dawn |
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| 2019 | Resident Evil 2 |
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| 2019 | Metro Exodus |
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| 2019 | World War Z |
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| 2019 | Gears of War 5 |
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| 2019 | F1 2019 |
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| 2019 | GreedFall |
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| 2019 | Borderlands 3 |
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| 2019 | Call of Duty Modern Warfare |
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| 2019 | Red Dead Redemption 2 |
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| 2019 | Need For Speed: Heat |
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| 2018 | Forza Horizon 4 |
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| 2018 | Hitman 2 |
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| 2018 | Just Cause 4 |
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| 2018 | Monster Hunter: World |
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| 2018 | Strange Brigade |
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| 2017 | PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds |
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| 2017 | Fortnite Battle Royale |
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| 2017 | Need For Speed: Payback |
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| 2017 | For Honor |
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| 2017 | Project CARS 2 |
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| 2017 | Forza Motorsport 7 |
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| 2016 | Overwatch |
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| 2016 | Dishonored 2 |
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| 2015 | Rocket League |
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| 2015 | Need For Speed |
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| 2015 | Project CARS |
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| 2015 | Rainbow Six Siege |
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| 2012 | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive |
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| 2009 | League of Legends |
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| R9 285 | GTX 770 | |
|---|---|---|
| Board Number | C766 | P2005 |
| Length | 8.7 inches 221 mm | 10.5 inches 267 mm |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x HDMI1x DisplayPort | 2x DVI1x HDMI1x DisplayPort |
| Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| TDP | 190 W | 230 W |
| R9 285 | GTX 770 | |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Clock | 918 MHz | 1046 MHz |
| Memory Clock | 1375 MHz 5500 MHz effective | 1753 MHz 7012 MHz effective |
| R9 285 | GTX 770 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Generation | Volcanic Islands (R9 200) | GeForce 700 |
| Launch Price | 249 USD | 399 USD |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Release Date | Sep 2nd, 2014 | May 30th, 2013 |
| R9 285 | GTX 770 | |
|---|---|---|
| DirectX | 12.0 (12_0) | 12.0 (11_0) |
| OpenCL | 2 | 1.2 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| Shader Model | 6 | 5.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.82 | 1.1.82 |
| R9 285 | GTX 770 | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | GCN 3.0 | Kepler |
| Die Size | 366 mm² | 294 mm² |
| GPU Name | Tonga | GK104 |
| GPU Variant | Tonga PRO (215-0851128) | GK104-425-A2 |
| Process Size | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Transistors | 5,000 million | 3,540 million |
| R9 285 | GTX 770 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bandwidth | 176.0 GB/s | 224.4 GB/s |
| Memory Bus | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory Size | 2048 MB | 2048 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| R9 285 | GTX 770 | |
|---|---|---|
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Shading Units | 1792 | 1536 |
| TMUs | 112 | 128 |
| R9 285 | GTX 770 | |
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| FP32 (float) performance | 3,290 GFLOPS | 3,333 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 205.6 GFLOPS (1:16) | 138.9 GFLOPS (1:24) |
| Pixel Rate | 29.38 GPixel/s | 34.72 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 102.8 GTexel/s | 138.9 GTexel/s |
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