R9 285 benchmark with i7-4770K 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K benchmarks at Ultra Quality
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.
The release year of the graphics card. The newer the better technology and performance optimization and
driver support.
Year
2016
2019
13
2015
2016
11
2014
2015
8
2013
2014
4
2007
2013
2
The price of the graphics card. The cheaper the better.
Price
0
250
35
250
400
30
400
550
25
550
650
15
650
9999
5
Power Supply Wattage required for overall system. The lower the better.
PSU
0
350
4
350
450
4
450
550
3
550
650
2
650
9999
1
Maximum recorded temperature under load. The lower the better for longer life of the graphics card.
Temp
0
70
2
70
75
2
75
80
1
80
85
1
85
999
1
Noise Levels under load. The lower the better.
Noise
0
45
2
45
48
2
48
50
2
50
55
1
55
999
1
Full HD performance at 1080p resolution. The higher the better.
FHD
60
9999
18
55
60
13
45
55
11
35
45
7
0
35
5
Quad HD performance at 1440p resolution. The higher the better.
QHD
60
9999
10
55
60
8
45
55
5
35
45
4
0
35
2
4K performance at 2160p resolution. The higher the better.
F4K
60
9999
5
55
60
4
45
55
3
35
45
2
0
35
1
Current CPU Impact on performance with respect to the highest performing CPU used for benchmark at the
time this graphics card was released.
CPU
-5
9999
5
-7
-5
4
-10
-7
3
-15
-10
2
-9999
-15
1
Graphics card memory (RAM) capacity. The higher the better for higher resolution textures and future
demanding games.
MEM
8
9999
5
4
8
4
2
4
3
1
2
2
0
1
1
FROM
TO
VERDICT
The overall score is determined based on the calculated weightings for the individual components.
OVERALL SCORE
80
99
Excellent
70
80
Very Good
60
70
Good
40
60
Acceptable
0
40
Weak
57/100
Acceptable
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 R9 285 sits between the HD 7970 and the R9 380, falling slower than HD 7970 by 1.1% and faster than R9 380 by 0.6%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. Its results are actually indistinguishable from those of the HD 7970. It is a close call between the R9 285 and its rival GTX 960 by a small margin.
The R9 285 sits between the GTX 670 and the GTX 760, falling slower than GTX 670 by 9.4% and faster than GTX 760 by 1.6%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. Against its rival - the GTX 960, the R9 285 is much slower.
The R9 285 sits between the HD 7970 and the R9 380, falling slower than HD 7970 by 1.1% and faster than R9 380 by 0.6%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. Its results are actually indistinguishable from those of the HD 7970. It is a close call between the R9 285 and its rival GTX 960 by a small margin.
The R9 285 sits between the GTX 960 and the R9 280, falling slower than GTX 960 by 0.6% and faster than R9 280 by 0.3%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. Its results are actually indistinguishable from those of the GTX 960. It is a close call between the R9 285 and its rival GTX 960 by a small margin.
The R9 285 sits between the HD 7970 and the R9 380, falling slower than HD 7970 by 1.1% and faster than R9 380 by 0.4%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. Its results are actually indistinguishable from those of the HD 7970. It is a close call between the R9 285 and its rival GTX 960 by a small margin.
AMD's $249 Radeon R9 285 delivers modern features (such as support for TrueAudio and FreeSync) found on other AMD cards, and performance that edges out Nvidia's GeForce GTX 760.
AMD's $249 Radeon R9 285 delivers modern features (such as support for TrueAudio and FreeSync) found on other AMD cards, and performance that edges out Nvidia's GeForce GTX 760.
Having said that, the Radeon R9 285 is a wonderful option at $250 and probably represents the best product a gamer can buy for that price, just as the Radeon R9 280 did.
AMD’s reference specifications call for up to a 918MHz engine clock for the Radeon R9 285 with 1375MHz memory (5.5 Gbps effective). The specifications list 2GB of on-board memory, but 4GB ...
The R9 285 starts slightly behind the GTX 760 in Battlefield 4 and the R9 280 is also ahead by a few fps. The new card also only manages to be 1fps faster than the R9 270X at both resolutions tested.
AMD Radeon R9 285: Other Benchmarks Fire Strike is 3D Mark’s toughest graphics benchmark, and in this test the R9 285 scored 6,744 points. That’s better than the 5,905 scored by the R9 280 ...
The Radeon R9 285 is indeed a new piece of silicon, code-named "Tonga." What's newest about it: It brings with it the features of other recent AMD cards, such as TrueAudio and support for multi ...
Last month AMD held their 30 years of graphics celebration, during which they announced their next Radeon video card, the Radeon R9 285. Designed to be AMD’s new $249 midrange enthusiast card ...
The R9 280 debuted with an MSRP of $249 and this is the exact price point that the R9 285 is arriving at, placing it directly between the R9 270X ($200) and R9 280X ($300). Given their similar ...
On paper, the new Tonga-based R9 285 looks to be slightly slower than the R9 280 it is intended to replace, but there's more than meets the eye. When we first heard about the new Radeon R9 285 ...
AMD Radeon R9 285 Review: Feat. Sapphire R9 285 Dual-X OC ... Power, Temperature, & Noise. As always, last but not least is our look at power, temperature, and noise. Next to price and performance ...
AMD Radeon R9 285: Under the Hood. The R9 285 is the only card to currently use the Tonga core. It’s a mid-range core, but it shares a crucial part of its architecture with AMD’s high-end 290 ...
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