Radeon R9 270X vs Radeon R9 285

Radeon R9 270X
Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 8 Oct 2013
Radeon R9 270X
Radeon R9 285
Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 2 Sep 2014
Radeon R9 285

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Radeon R9 270X
    100%
  • Radeon R9 285
    124%

Relative performance

Gaming performance index

  • Radeon R9 270X
    100%
  • Radeon R9 285
    130%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Radeon R9 270X

Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Supports Mantle
Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

Reasons to consider Radeon R9 285

30% higher gaming performance.
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Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

Radeon R9 285

HWBench recommends Radeon R9 285

The Radeon R9 285 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (30 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

Radeon R9 270XRadeon R9 285
GPU NameCuracao (Curacao XT)vsTonga (Tonga PRO)
Fab Process28 nmvs28 nm
Die Size212 mm²vs366 mm²
Transistors2,800 millionvs5,000 million
Shaders1280vs1792
Compute Units20vs28
Core clock1000 MHzvs918 MHz
ROPs32vs32
TMUs80vs112

Memory Configuration

Radeon R9 270XRadeon R9 285
Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
Bus Width256 bitvs256 bit
Memory Speed1400 MHz
5600 MHz effective
vs1375 MHz
5500 MHz effective
Memory Size2048 Mbvs2048 Mb

Additional details

Radeon R9 270XRadeon R9 285
TDP180 wattsvs190 watts
Release Date8 Oct 2013vs2 Sep 2014

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • Radeon R9 270X
    32.00 GP/s
  • Radeon R9 285
    29.38 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • Radeon R9 270X
    80.00 GT/s
  • Radeon R9 285
    102.80 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • Radeon R9 270X
    179.00 GB/s
  • Radeon R9 285
    176.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • Radeon R9 270X
    2560.00 GFLOPs
  • Radeon R9 285
    3290.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

3DMark 11

  • Radeon R9 270X
    8700
  • Radeon R9 285
    10790

Points (higher is better)

Game benchmarks

Assassin's Creed: Unity

  • Radeon R9 270X
    17.7
  • Radeon R9 285
    20.6

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 3

  • Radeon R9 270X
    66.4
  • Radeon R9 285
    78.4

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 4

  • Radeon R9 270X
    43
  • Radeon R9 285
    47.5

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield Hardline

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

  • Radeon R9 270X
    29
  • Radeon R9 285
    36

FPS (higher is better)

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

  • Radeon R9 270X
    84.8
  • Radeon R9 285
    92.3

FPS (higher is better)

Civilization: Beyond Earth

  • Radeon R9 270X
    53.6
  • Radeon R9 285
    72.6

FPS (higher is better)

Crysis 3

  • Radeon R9 270X
    25.5
  • Radeon R9 285
    28.7

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • Radeon R9 270X
    42
  • Radeon R9 285
    51

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • Radeon R9 270X
    27
  • Radeon R9 285
    35

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

  • Radeon R9 270X
    37
  • Radeon R9 285
    50

FPS (higher is better)

Assassin's Creed: Unity

  • Radeon R9 270X
    5.1
  • Radeon R9 285
    7.9

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 3

  • Radeon R9 270X
    41.9
  • Radeon R9 285
    49.9

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 4

  • Radeon R9 270X
    27.7
  • Radeon R9 285
    30.7

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield Hardline

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

  • Radeon R9 270X
    22
  • Radeon R9 285
    29

FPS (higher is better)

Bioshock Infinite

DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA

  • Radeon R9 270X
    34
  • Radeon R9 285
    50

FPS (higher is better)

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

  • Radeon R9 270X
    62.1
  • Radeon R9 285
    64.6

FPS (higher is better)

Civilization: Beyond Earth

  • Radeon R9 270X
    38.7
  • Radeon R9 285
    50.9

FPS (higher is better)

Crysis 3

  • Radeon R9 270X
    16.1
  • Radeon R9 285
    18.3

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • Radeon R9 270X
    28
  • Radeon R9 285
    37

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman Absolution

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

  • Radeon R9 270X
    39
  • Radeon R9 285
    43

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • Radeon R9 270X
    21
  • Radeon R9 285
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

  • Radeon R9 270X
    27
  • Radeon R9 285
    37

FPS (higher is better)

Assassin's Creed: Unity

  • Radeon R9 270X
    7
  • Radeon R9 285
    11.4

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 3

  • Radeon R9 270X
    20.3
  • Radeon R9 285
    23.4

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 4

  • Radeon R9 270X
    13.3
  • Radeon R9 285
    14.7

FPS (higher is better)

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

  • Radeon R9 270X
    35.1
  • Radeon R9 285
    34.9

FPS (higher is better)

Civilization: Beyond Earth

  • Radeon R9 270X
    24.3
  • Radeon R9 285
    32.6

FPS (higher is better)

Crysis 3

  • Radeon R9 270X
    10.8
  • Radeon R9 285
    13.4

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • Radeon R9 270X
    11
  • Radeon R9 285
    14

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

  • Radeon R9 270X
    6
  • Radeon R9 285
    18

FPS (higher is better)