GeForce GTX 770 vs Radeon R9 285

GeForce GTX 770
Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 30 May 2013
GeForce GTX 770
Radeon R9 285
Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 2 Sep 2014
Radeon R9 285

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • GeForce GTX 770
    103%
  • Radeon R9 285
    100%

Relative performance

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce GTX 770
    100%
  • Radeon R9 285
    105%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 770

Supports PhysX
Supports G-Sync
Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Kepler), there are less performance optimizations for current games and applications

Reasons to consider Radeon R9 285

5% higher gaming performance.
40 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 770 .
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Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

No clear winner declared

These graphics cards seems to have comparable performance based on the game benchmark suite used (39 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce GTX 770Radeon R9 285
GPU NameGK104 (GK104-425-A2)vsTonga (Tonga PRO)
Fab Process28 nmvs28 nm
Die Size294 mm²vs366 mm²
Transistors3,540 millionvs5,000 million
Shaders1536vs1792
Compute Units8vs28
Core clock1046 MHzvs918 MHz
ROPs32vs32
TMUs128vs112

Memory Configuration

GeForce GTX 770Radeon R9 285
Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
Bus Width256 bitvs256 bit
Memory Speed1753 MHz
7012 MHz effective
vs1375 MHz
5500 MHz effective
Memory Size2048 Mbvs2048 Mb

Additional details

GeForce GTX 770Radeon R9 285
TDP230 wattsvs190 watts
Release Date30 May 2013vs2 Sep 2014

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 770
    33.50 GP/s
  • Radeon R9 285
    29.38 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 770
    134.00 GT/s
  • Radeon R9 285
    102.80 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce GTX 770
    224.00 GB/s
  • Radeon R9 285
    176.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce GTX 770
    3213.00 GFLOPs
  • Radeon R9 285
    3290.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

3DMark 11

  • GeForce GTX 770
    11180
  • Radeon R9 285
    10790

Points (higher is better)

Game benchmarks

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

  • GeForce GTX 770
    36
  • Radeon R9 285
    36

FPS (higher is better)

Assassin's Creed: Unity

  • GeForce GTX 770
    21.7
  • Radeon R9 285
    20.6

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 3

  • GeForce GTX 770
    85.2
  • Radeon R9 285
    78.4

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 4

  • GeForce GTX 770
    56.1
  • Radeon R9 285
    47.5

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield Hardline

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

  • GeForce GTX 770
    40
  • Radeon R9 285
    36

FPS (higher is better)

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

  • GeForce GTX 770
    86.1
  • Radeon R9 285
    92.3

FPS (higher is better)

Civilization: Beyond Earth

  • GeForce GTX 770
    64.8
  • Radeon R9 285
    72.6

FPS (higher is better)

Crysis 3

  • GeForce GTX 770
    33.8
  • Radeon R9 285
    28.7

FPS (higher is better)

Fallout 4

DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

  • GeForce GTX 770
    72
  • Radeon R9 285
    47

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • GeForce GTX 770
    58
  • Radeon R9 285
    51

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce GTX 770
    29
  • Radeon R9 285
    35

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

  • GeForce GTX 770
    46
  • Radeon R9 285
    50

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 770
    27
  • Radeon R9 285
    42

FPS (higher is better)

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

  • GeForce GTX 770
    24
  • Radeon R9 285
    27

FPS (higher is better)

Assassin's Creed: Unity

  • GeForce GTX 770
    11.3
  • Radeon R9 285
    7.9

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 3

  • GeForce GTX 770
    52.9
  • Radeon R9 285
    49.9

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 4

  • GeForce GTX 770
    36.6
  • Radeon R9 285
    30.7

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield Hardline

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

  • GeForce GTX 770
    30
  • Radeon R9 285
    29

FPS (higher is better)

Bioshock Infinite

DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA

  • GeForce GTX 770
    52
  • Radeon R9 285
    50

FPS (higher is better)

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

  • GeForce GTX 770
    63.7
  • Radeon R9 285
    64.6

FPS (higher is better)

Civilization: Beyond Earth

  • GeForce GTX 770
    44.8
  • Radeon R9 285
    50.9

FPS (higher is better)

Crysis 3

  • GeForce GTX 770
    20.1
  • Radeon R9 285
    18.3

FPS (higher is better)

Fallout 4

DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

  • GeForce GTX 770
    42
  • Radeon R9 285
    29

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • GeForce GTX 770
    41
  • Radeon R9 285
    37

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman Absolution

DX11, High Quality, 2x MSAA, 16x AF

  • GeForce GTX 770
    45
  • Radeon R9 285
    43

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce GTX 770
    23
  • Radeon R9 285
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

  • GeForce GTX 770
    33
  • Radeon R9 285
    37

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 770
    19
  • Radeon R9 285
    31

FPS (higher is better)

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

  • GeForce GTX 770
    14
  • Radeon R9 285
    14

FPS (higher is better)

Assassin's Creed: Unity

  • GeForce GTX 770
    10.4
  • Radeon R9 285
    11.4

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 3

  • GeForce GTX 770
    25.1
  • Radeon R9 285
    23.4

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 4

  • GeForce GTX 770
    17.6
  • Radeon R9 285
    14.7

FPS (higher is better)

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

  • GeForce GTX 770
    37
  • Radeon R9 285
    34.9

FPS (higher is better)

Civilization: Beyond Earth

  • GeForce GTX 770
    26.5
  • Radeon R9 285
    32.6

FPS (higher is better)

Crysis 3

  • GeForce GTX 770
    13.1
  • Radeon R9 285
    13.4

FPS (higher is better)

Fallout 4

DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

  • GeForce GTX 770
    19
  • Radeon R9 285
    11

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce GTX 770
    13
  • Radeon R9 285
    14

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

  • GeForce GTX 770
    6
  • Radeon R9 285
    18

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 770
    9
  • Radeon R9 285
    14

FPS (higher is better)