GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250
27%
27%
AMD Radeon R9 285
365%
365%
AMD Radeon R9 285 is approximately 338% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 | AMD Radeon R9 285 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | G92B | Tonga |
| CoresDifferent | 128 | 1792 |
| TMUsDifferent | 64 | 112 |
| ROPsDifferent | 16 | 32 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 1024 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 | AMD Radeon R9 285 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | G92B | Tonga |
| GPU VariantDifferent | G92-428-B1 | Tonga PRO(215-0851128) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Tesla | GCN 3.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 55 nm | 28 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 754 million | 5,000 million |
| DensityDifferent | 2.9M / mm² | 13.7M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 260 mm² | 366 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | FCBGA-1148 | N/A |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 | AMD Radeon R9 285 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Mar 4th, 2009 | Sep 2nd, 2014 |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 200 | Volcanic Islands(R9 200) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 9 | Sea Islands |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 400 | Pirate Islands |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 199 USD | 249 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 58 in our database | 59 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 | AMD Radeon R9 285 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 702 MHz | 918 MHz |
| Shader ClockDifferent | 1512 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1000 MHz2 Gbps effective | 1375 MHz5.5 Gbps effective |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 | AMD Radeon R9 285 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 1024 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 64.00 GB/s | 176.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 | AMD Radeon R9 285 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 128 | 1792 |
| TMUsDifferent | 64 | 112 |
| ROPsDifferent | 16 | 32 |
| SM CountDifferent | 16 | N/A |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 64 KB | 512 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 28 |
| L1 CacheDifferent | N/A | 16 KB (per CU) |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 | AMD Radeon R9 285 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 11.23 GPixel/s | 29.38 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 44.93 GTexel/s | 102.8 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 387.1 GFLOPS | 3.290 TFLOPS |
| FP16 (half)Different | N/A | 3.290 TFLOPS (1:1) |
| FP64 (double)Different | N/A | 205.6 GFLOPS (1:16) |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 | AMD Radeon R9 285 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 229 mm9 inches | 221 mm8.7 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 150 W | 190 W |
| Suggested PSU | 450 W | 450 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 2x DVI | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a1x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 6-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | P361 SKU 51, P361 SKU 52, P361 SKU 60, P365 SKU 50 | C766 |
| HeightDifferent | N/A | 109 mm4.3 inches |
| WidthDifferent | N/A | 36 mm1.4 inches |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 | AMD Radeon R9 285 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| VulkanDifferent | N/A | 1.2.170 |
| CUDADifferent | 1.1 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 4.0 | 6.5 |
Comparison Summary
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