AMD Radeon R9 285X vs AMD Radeon R9 280X

AMD Radeon R9 285X
AMD Radeon R9 280X $299
2048 Shaders
3GB GDDR5
1002MHz
2048 Shaders
3GB GDDR5
1000MHz
Peak AI Performance
4.1 TFLOPS
FP32
Peak AI Performance
4.1 TFLOPS
FP32
FP32
4.1 TFLOPS
FP32
4.1 TFLOPS
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
TDP
200W
TDP
250W
Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
1x 8-Pin
Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
1x 8-Pin

Peak AI Performance

  • Same Performance vs Radeon R9 280X
  • Same Performance vs Radeon R9 285X
Radeon R9 285X - 4.1 TFLOPS FP32
x1
Radeon R9 280X - 4.1 TFLOPS FP32
x1

FP32

  • Same Performance vs Radeon R9 280X
  • Same Performance vs Radeon R9 285X
Radeon R9 285X - 4.1 TFLOPS FP32
x1
Radeon R9 280X - 4.1 TFLOPS FP32
x1
  • 8% slower vs Radeon R9 280X
  • 9% faster vs Radeon R9 285X
Radeon R9 285X - 264GB/s
x1
Radeon R9 280X - 288GB/s
x1.09
  • 20% lower vs Radeon R9 280X
  • 25% higher vs Radeon R9 285X
Radeon R9 285X - 200W
x1
Radeon R9 280X - 250W
x1.25
  • 7% faster vs Radeon R9 280X
  • 6% slower vs Radeon R9 285X
Radeon R9 285X - GB6 OpenCL 26,005
x1.07
Radeon R9 280X - GB6 OpenCL 24,370
x1
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 R 200
Codename
Tonga
Variant
Tonga XT
Codename
Tahiti
Variant
Tahiti XTL
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
9/2/2014
Release Date
8/8/2013
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
2048 Shaders
Shading Units
2048 Shaders
Texture Mapping Units
128 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
128 TMUs
Render Output Units
32 ROPs
Render Output Units
32 ROPs
Compute Units
32 CUs
Compute Units
32 CUs
-
1002MHz
850MHz Base
1000MHz
Peak AI Performance
4.1 TFLOPS
FP32
Peak AI Performance
4.1 TFLOPS
FP32
FP32
4.1 TFLOPS
FP32
4.1 TFLOPS
FP64
260 GFLOPS
FP64
1.02 TFLOPS
Pixel Fillrate
32.064 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
32 GPixel/s
Texture Fillrate
128.256 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
128 GTexel/s
L1
16KB/CU
L1
16KB/CU
L2
768KB Shared
L2
768KB Shared
3GB
GDDR5
3GB
GDDR5
Bus Width
384Bit
Bus Width
384Bit
Clock
1375MHz
Transfer Rate
5.5GT/s
Bandwidth
264GB/s
Clock
1500MHz
Transfer Rate
6GT/s
Bandwidth
288GB/s
TDP
200W
TDP
250W
-
2x DVI-D Dual-Link
1x DisplayPort 1.2
1x HDMI 1.4
1x DVI-I Dual-Link
1x DVI-D Dual-Link
1x 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
1x 6-Pin
1x 8-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
267 mm (10.51 in)
Depth
37 mm (1.46 in)
Height
110 mm (4.33 in)
Width
275 mm (10.83 in)
Depth
36 mm (1.42 in)
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