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    GeForce GTX 960 vs Radeon R9 285

    GeForce GTX 960
    Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 22 Jan 2015
    GeForce GTX 960
    Radeon R9 285
    Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 2 Sep 2014
    Radeon R9 285

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • GeForce GTX 960
      100%
    • Radeon R9 285
      103%

    Relative performance

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce GTX 960
      100%
    • Radeon R9 285
      111%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 960

    70 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon R9 285 .
    Supports PhysX
    Supports G-Sync
    Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

    Reasons to consider Radeon R9 285

    11% 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    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 (56 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce GTX 960Radeon R9 285
    GPU NameGM206 (GM206-300-A1)vsTonga (Tonga PRO)
    Fab Process28 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size228 mm²vs366 mm²
    Transistors2,940 millionvs5,000 million
    Shaders1024vs1792
    Compute Units8vs28
    Core clock1127 MHzvs918 MHz
    ROPs32vs32
    TMUs64vs112

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce GTX 960Radeon R9 285
    Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
    Bus Width128 bitvs256 bit
    Memory Speed1753 MHz
    7012 MHz effective    		vs1375 MHz
    5500 MHz effective
    Memory Size2048 Mbvs2048 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce GTX 960Radeon R9 285
    TDP120 wattsvs190 watts
    Release Date22 Jan 2015vs2 Sep 2014

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 960
      36.10 GP/s
    • Radeon R9 285
      29.38 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 960
      72.10 GT/s
    • Radeon R9 285
      102.80 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce GTX 960
      112.20 GB/s
    • Radeon R9 285
      176.00 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce GTX 960
      2308.10 GFLOPs
    • Radeon R9 285
      3290.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    3DMark 11

    • GeForce GTX 960
      10380
    • Radeon R9 285
      10790

    Points (higher is better)

    Game benchmarks

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 960
      46
    • Radeon R9 285
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassin's Creed: Unity

    • GeForce GTX 960
      19.7
    • Radeon R9 285
      20.6

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 3

    • GeForce GTX 960
      71.5
    • Radeon R9 285
      78.4

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 4

    • GeForce GTX 960
      49.2
    • Radeon R9 285
      47.5

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 960
      34
    • Radeon R9 285
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

    • GeForce GTX 960
      94.5
    • Radeon R9 285
      92.3

    FPS (higher is better)

    Civilization: Beyond Earth

    • GeForce GTX 960
      66.4
    • Radeon R9 285
      72.6

    FPS (higher is better)

    Crysis 3

    • GeForce GTX 960
      26.3
    • Radeon R9 285
      28.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 960
      34
    • Radeon R9 285
      23

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 960
      38
    • Radeon R9 285
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 960
      53
    • Radeon R9 285
      47

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 960
      42
    • Radeon R9 285
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce GTX 960
      53
    • Radeon R9 285
      51

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 960
      31
    • 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

    • GeForce GTX 960
      31
    • Radeon R9 285
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX 960
      36
    • Radeon R9 285
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 960
      40
    • Radeon R9 285
      50

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 960
      40
    • Radeon R9 285
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 960
      25
    • Radeon R9 285
      50

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 960
      28
    • Radeon R9 285
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassin's Creed: Unity

    • GeForce GTX 960
      10.4
    • Radeon R9 285
      7.9

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 3

    • GeForce GTX 960
      43.7
    • Radeon R9 285
      49.9

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 4

    • GeForce GTX 960
      31.2
    • Radeon R9 285
      30.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 960
      25
    • Radeon R9 285
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Bioshock Infinite

    DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA

    • GeForce GTX 960
      47
    • Radeon R9 285
      50

    FPS (higher is better)

    Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

    • GeForce GTX 960
      68.3
    • Radeon R9 285
      64.6

    FPS (higher is better)

    Civilization: Beyond Earth

    • GeForce GTX 960
      45.9
    • Radeon R9 285
      50.9

    FPS (higher is better)

    Crysis 3

    • GeForce GTX 960
      15.8
    • Radeon R9 285
      18.3

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 960
      29
    • Radeon R9 285
      17

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 960
      30
    • Radeon R9 285
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 960
      33
    • Radeon R9 285
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 960
      27
    • Radeon R9 285
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce GTX 960
      37
    • Radeon R9 285
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 960
      25
    • Radeon R9 285
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman Absolution

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

    • GeForce GTX 960
      34
    • Radeon R9 285
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

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

    • GeForce GTX 960
      21
    • Radeon R9 285
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX 960
      27
    • Radeon R9 285
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 960
      29
    • Radeon R9 285
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 960
      30
    • Radeon R9 285
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 960
      19
    • Radeon R9 285
      33

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 960
      17
    • Radeon R9 285
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassin's Creed: Unity

    • GeForce GTX 960
      9.6
    • Radeon R9 285
      11.4

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 3

    • GeForce GTX 960
      20.9
    • Radeon R9 285
      23.4

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 4

    • GeForce GTX 960
      14.4
    • Radeon R9 285
      14.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

    • GeForce GTX 960
      38.9
    • Radeon R9 285
      34.9

    FPS (higher is better)

    Civilization: Beyond Earth

    • GeForce GTX 960
      28
    • Radeon R9 285
      32.6

    FPS (higher is better)

    Crysis 3

    • GeForce GTX 960
      10.5
    • Radeon R9 285
      13.4

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 960
      14
    • Radeon R9 285
      13

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 960
      3
    • Radeon R9 285
      4

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 960
      14
    • Radeon R9 285
      11

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 960
      10
    • Radeon R9 285
      9

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 960
      10
    • Radeon R9 285
      13

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

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

    • GeForce GTX 960
      9
    • Radeon R9 285
      11

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX 960
      14
    • Radeon R9 285
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 960
      7
    • Radeon R9 285
      18

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 960
      11
    • Radeon R9 285
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

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