AMD Radeon R9 285 vs AMD Radeon HD 8950

AMD Radeon R9 285 $249
AMD Radeon HD 8950
1792 Shaders
2GB GDDR5
918MHz
1792 Shaders
3GB GDDR5
925MHz
Peak AI Performance
3.29 TFLOPS
FP32
Peak AI Performance
3.32 TFLOPS
FP32
FP32
3.29 TFLOPS
FP32
3.32 TFLOPS
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
TDP
190W
TDP
225W
Power Connectors
2x 6-Pin
-
Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
1x 8-Pin

Peak AI Performance

  • Same Performance vs Radeon HD 8950
  • Same Performance vs Radeon R9 285
Radeon R9 285 - 3.29 TFLOPS FP32
x1
Radeon HD 8950 - 3.32 TFLOPS FP32
x1.01

FP32

  • Same Performance vs Radeon HD 8950
  • Same Performance vs Radeon R9 285
Radeon R9 285 - 3.29 TFLOPS FP32
x1
Radeon HD 8950 - 3.32 TFLOPS FP32
x1.01
  • 27% slower vs Radeon HD 8950
  • 36% faster vs Radeon R9 285
Radeon R9 285 - 176GB/s
x1
Radeon HD 8950 - 240GB/s
x1.36
  • 16% lower vs Radeon HD 8950
  • 18% higher vs Radeon R9 285
Radeon R9 285 - 190W
x1
Radeon HD 8950 - 225W
x1.18
GB6 Vulkan N/A
0%
Manufacturer
AMD
Manufacturer
AMD
Chip Designer
AMD
Chip Designer
AMD
Architecture
GCN 3
Architecture
GCN 1
Family
Radeon R 200
Family
Radeon HD 8000
Codename
Tonga
Variant
Tonga Pro
Codename
Tahiti
Variant
Tahiti Pro
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
9/2/2014
Release Date
1/8/2013
Foundry
TSMC
Foundry
TSMC
Fabrication Node
28nm
Fabrication Node
28nm
Die Size
359 mm²
Die Size
352 mm²
Transistor Count
5 Billion
Transistor Count
4.3 Billion
Transistor Density
13.93M/mm²
Transistor Density
12.25M/mm²
Form
PCIe Card
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
1792 Shaders
Shading Units
1792 Shaders
Texture Mapping Units
112 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
112 TMUs
Render Output Units
32 ROPs
Render Output Units
32 ROPs
Compute Units
28 CUs
Compute Units
28 CUs
-
918MHz
850MHz Base
925MHz
Peak AI Performance
3.29 TFLOPS
FP32
Peak AI Performance
3.32 TFLOPS
FP32
FP32
3.29 TFLOPS
FP32
3.32 TFLOPS
FP64
210 GFLOPS
FP64
830 GFLOPS
Pixel Fillrate
29.376 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
Texture Fillrate
102.816 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
103.6 GTexel/s
L1
16KB/CU
L1
16KB/CU
L2
768KB Shared
L2
768KB Shared
2GB
GDDR5
3GB
GDDR5
Bus Width
256Bit
Bus Width
384Bit
Clock
1375MHz
Transfer Rate
5.5GT/s
Bandwidth
176GB/s
Clock
1250MHz
Transfer Rate
5GT/s
Bandwidth
240GB/s
TDP
190W
TDP
225W
-
2x DVI-D Dual-Link
-
1x DisplayPort 1.2
1x HDMI 1.4
1x DVI-I Dual-Link
-
2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2
-
1x HDMI 1.4
Max Resolution
4096x2160
Max Resolution
4096x2160
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
FreeSync
Variable Refresh Rate
-
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Multi Monitor Support
3
Multi Monitor Support
3
Content Protection
HDCP 1.4
-
-
Model
VCE 3.0
Model
VCE 1.0
Codec
AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
Codec
AVC (H.264)
-
Model
UVD 5.0
Model
UVD 3.2
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
VC-1
AVC (H.264)
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
VC-1
AVC (H.264)
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_0
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
11_1
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.1
Vulkan
1.2
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.1
Vulkan
1.2
Shader Model
6.5
GFX
8
Shader Model
6.5
GFX
6
1x Fan
1x Fan
Power Connectors
2x 6-Pin
-
Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
1x 8-Pin
Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
CrossFire XDMA
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
4-way CrossFireX
Height
110 mm (4.33 in)
Width
221 mm (8.7 in)
Depth
36 mm (1.42 in)
Height
111 mm (4.37 in)
Width
267 mm (10.51 in)
Depth
38 mm (1.5 in)
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