Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 970 outperforms Radeon R9 285 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 970 is 17 days newer than Radeon R9 285.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Performs up to 4% better in HITMAN 2 than Radeon R9 285 - 120 vs 115 FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 285 - 148 vs 190 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 285 - 4 vs 2 GB
HITMAN 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Radeon R9 285
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 285 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 2nd, 2014 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $329 | MSRP | $249 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 176 GB/s |
1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 918 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
