Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 285 outperforms Radeon HD 7990 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 285 is 496 days newer than Radeon HD 7990.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 285
- Performs up to 4% better in Saints Row than Radeon HD 7990 - 50 vs 48 FPS
- Consumes up to 49% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7990 - 190 vs 375 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7990
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 285 - 3 vs 2 GB
Saints Row
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 HD 7990
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 285
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.38 GPixel/s
91.8125%
Texel Fillrate
102.8 GTexel/s
80.3125%
AMD Radeon R9 285 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7990 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 24th, 2013 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
$249 | MSRP | $999 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 176 GB/s | Bandwidth | 288 GB/s |
| 918 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 950 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
