Radeon R9 270X vs Radeon R9 285
Summary
Radeon R9 270X
100%
Radeon R9 285
124%
Relative performance
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| Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |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| Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
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).
Core Configuration
| Radeon R9 270X | | Radeon R9 285 | |
|---|
| GPU Name | Curacao (Curacao XT) | vs | Tonga (Tonga PRO) |
| Fab Process | 28 nm | vs | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 212 mm² | vs | 366 mm² |
| Transistors | 2,800 million | vs | 5,000 million |
| Shaders | 1280 | vs | 1792 |
| Compute Units | 20 | vs | 28 |
| Core clock | 1000 MHz | vs | 918 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | vs | 32 |
| TMUs | 80 | vs | 112 |
Memory Configuration
| Radeon R9 270X | | Radeon R9 285 | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | vs | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | vs | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1400 MHz
5600 MHz effective | vs | 1375 MHz
5500 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 2048 Mb | vs | 2048 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon R9 270X | | Radeon R9 285 | |
|---|
| TDP | 180 watts | vs | 190 watts |
| Release Date | 8 Oct 2013 | vs | 2 Sep 2014 |
Radeon R9 270X
32.00 GP/s
Radeon R9 285
29.38 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Radeon R9 270X
80.00 GT/s
Radeon R9 285
102.80 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Radeon R9 270X
179.00 GB/s
Radeon R9 285
176.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Radeon R9 270X
2560.00 GFLOPs
Radeon R9 285
3290.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Radeon R9 270X
8700
Radeon R9 285
10790
Points (higher is better)
Radeon R9 270X
17.7
Radeon R9 285
20.6
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 270X
66.4
Radeon R9 285
78.4
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 270X
43
Radeon R9 285
47.5
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
Radeon R9 270X
29
Radeon R9 285
36
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 270X
84.8
Radeon R9 285
92.3
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 270X
53.6
Radeon R9 285
72.6
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 270X
25.5
Radeon R9 285
28.7
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
Radeon R9 270X
42
Radeon R9 285
51
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon R9 270X
27
Radeon R9 285
35
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
Radeon R9 270X
37
Radeon R9 285
50
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 270X
5.1
Radeon R9 285
7.9
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 270X
41.9
Radeon R9 285
49.9
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 270X
27.7
Radeon R9 285
30.7
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
Radeon R9 270X
22
Radeon R9 285
29
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA
Radeon R9 270X
34
Radeon R9 285
50
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 270X
62.1
Radeon R9 285
64.6
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 270X
38.7
Radeon R9 285
50.9
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 270X
16.1
Radeon R9 285
18.3
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
Radeon R9 270X
28
Radeon R9 285
37
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, High Quality, 2x MSAA, 16x AF
Radeon R9 270X
39
Radeon R9 285
43
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon R9 270X
21
Radeon R9 285
26
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
Radeon R9 270X
27
Radeon R9 285
37
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 270X
7
Radeon R9 285
11.4
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 270X
20.3
Radeon R9 285
23.4
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 270X
13.3
Radeon R9 285
14.7
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 270X
35.1
Radeon R9 285
34.9
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 270X
24.3
Radeon R9 285
32.6
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 270X
10.8
Radeon R9 285
13.4
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon R9 270X
11
Radeon R9 285
14
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
Radeon R9 270X
6
Radeon R9 285
18
FPS (higher is better)