Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 285 outperforms Radeon R9 280 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 285 is 182 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 285
- Performs up to 20% better in Remnant II than Radeon R9 280 - 18 vs 15 FPS
- Consumes up to 5% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 190 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 285 - 3 vs 2 GB
Remnant II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 285
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2014
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 285 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$249 | MSRP | $279 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 176 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
918 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
