HWBench.com

    Radeon RX 460 vs Radeon R9 285

    Radeon RX 460
    Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 29 Jun 2016
    Radeon RX 460
    Radeon R9 285
    Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 2 Sep 2014
    Radeon R9 285

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • Radeon RX 460
      100%
    • Radeon R9 285
      133%

    Relative performance

    Gaming performance index

    • Radeon RX 460
      100%
    • Radeon R9 285
      121%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Radeon RX 460

    115 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon R9 285 .
    This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Supports FreeSync
    Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Supports TrueAudio
    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

    Reasons to consider Radeon R9 285

    21% higher gaming performance.
    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Supports FreeSync
    Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Supports TrueAudio
    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
    Radeon R9 285

    HWBench recommends Radeon R9 285

    The Radeon R9 285 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (28 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    Radeon RX 460Radeon R9 285
    GPU NameBaffin (Baffin PRO)vsTonga (Tonga PRO)
    Fab Process14 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size123 mm²vs366 mm²
    Transistors3,000 millionvs5,000 million
    Shaders896vs1792
    Compute Units14vs28
    Core clock1090 MHzvs918 MHz
    ROPs16vs32
    TMUs56vs112

    Memory Configuration

    Radeon RX 460Radeon R9 285
    Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
    Bus Width128 bitvs256 bit
    Memory Speed1750 MHz
    7000 MHz effective    		vs1375 MHz
    5500 MHz effective
    Memory Size2048 Mbvs2048 Mb

    Additional details

    Radeon RX 460Radeon R9 285
    TDP75 wattsvs190 watts
    Release Date29 Jun 2016vs2 Sep 2014

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • Radeon RX 460
      19.20 GP/s
    • Radeon R9 285
      29.38 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • Radeon RX 460
      67.20 GT/s
    • Radeon R9 285
      102.80 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • Radeon RX 460
      112.00 GB/s
    • Radeon R9 285
      176.00 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • Radeon RX 460
      2150.40 GFLOPs
    • Radeon R9 285
      3290.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    3DMark 11

    • Radeon RX 460
      8080
    • Radeon R9 285
      10790

    Points (higher is better)

    Game benchmarks

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • Radeon RX 460
      31
    • Radeon R9 285
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • Radeon RX 460
      27
    • Radeon R9 285
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      29
    • Radeon R9 285
      23

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • Radeon RX 460
      47
    • Radeon R9 285
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      36
    • Radeon R9 285
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • Radeon RX 460
      34
    • Radeon R9 285
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • Radeon RX 460
      43
    • Radeon R9 285
      51

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • Radeon RX 460
      37
    • Radeon R9 285
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      34
    • Radeon R9 285
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • Radeon RX 460
      28
    • Radeon R9 285
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • Radeon RX 460
      38
    • Radeon R9 285
      50

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon RX 460
      29
    • Radeon R9 285
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon RX 460
      35
    • Radeon R9 285
      50

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • Radeon RX 460
      21
    • Radeon R9 285
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • Radeon RX 460
      18
    • Radeon R9 285
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      21
    • Radeon R9 285
      17

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • Radeon RX 460
      30
    • Radeon R9 285
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      24
    • Radeon R9 285
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • Radeon RX 460
      23
    • Radeon R9 285
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • Radeon RX 460
      32
    • Radeon R9 285
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • Radeon RX 460
      27
    • Radeon R9 285
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      22
    • Radeon R9 285
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • Radeon RX 460
      21
    • Radeon R9 285
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • Radeon RX 460
      27
    • Radeon R9 285
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon RX 460
      20
    • Radeon R9 285
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon RX 460
      20
    • Radeon R9 285
      33

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      11
    • Radeon R9 285
      13

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      11
    • Radeon R9 285
      8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Similar comparisons

    Radeon RX 460VS Radeon RX 560
    Radeon RX 460Radeon RX 560
    Radeon RX 460VS GeForce GTX 950
    Radeon RX 460GeForce GTX 950
    Radeon R9 285VS Radeon R9 380
    Radeon R9 285Radeon R9 380
    Radeon R9 285VS GeForce GTX 770
    Radeon R9 285GeForce GTX 770
    Radeon R9 380XVS Radeon R9 280X
    Radeon R9 380XRadeon R9 280X
    Radeon R9 280XVS Radeon HD 8970 OEM
    Radeon R9 280XRadeon HD 8970 OEM