GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275
43%
43%
AMD Radeon R9 285
235%
235%
AMD Radeon R9 285 is approximately 192% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 | AMD Radeon R9 285 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | GT200B | Tonga |
| CoresDifferent | 240 | 1792 |
| TMUsDifferent | 80 | 112 |
| ROPsDifferent | 28 | 32 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 896 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 448 bit | 256 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 | AMD Radeon R9 285 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | GT200B | Tonga |
| GPU VariantDifferent | G200-105-B3 | Tonga PRO(215-0851128) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Tesla 2.0 | GCN 3.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 55 nm | 28 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 1,400 million | 5,000 million |
| DensityDifferent | 3.0M / mm² | 13.7M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 470 mm² | 366 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-1981 | N/A |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 | AMD Radeon R9 285 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Jan 15th, 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 Price | 249 USD | 249 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 61 in our database | 59 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 | AMD Radeon R9 285 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 633 MHz | 918 MHz |
| Shader ClockDifferent | 1404 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1134 MHz2.3 Gbps effective | 1375 MHz5.5 Gbps effective |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 | AMD Radeon R9 285 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 896 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 448 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 127.0 GB/s | 176.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 | AMD Radeon R9 285 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 240 | 1792 |
| TMUsDifferent | 80 | 112 |
| ROPsDifferent | 28 | 32 |
| SM CountDifferent | 30 | N/A |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 224 KB | 512 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 28 |
| L1 CacheDifferent | N/A | 16 KB (per CU) |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 | AMD Radeon R9 285 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 17.72 GPixel/s | 29.38 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 50.64 GTexel/s | 102.8 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 673.9 GFLOPS | 3.290 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 84.24 GFLOPS (1:8) | 205.6 GFLOPS (1:16) |
| FP16 (half)Different | N/A | 3.290 TFLOPS (1:1) |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 | AMD Radeon R9 285 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 267 mm10.5 inches | 221 mm8.7 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 219 W | 190 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 550 W | 450 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 2x DVI | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a1x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | P897 SKU 54 | C766 |
| HeightDifferent | N/A | 109 mm4.3 inches |
| WidthDifferent | N/A | 36 mm1.4 inches |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 | 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 | 1.3 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 4.0 | 6.5 |
Comparison Summary
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