FPSVersusRadeon R9 280 vs Radeon R9 285
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Radeon R9 280 and Radeon R9 285 are almost equally fast (under 3% apart) — choose by price, socket and platform.
The score is our own estimate from the specs (core count, clock, architecture), not FPS from benchmarks. 100 = the fastest card in our database.
Overview
| Radeon R9 280 | Radeon R9 285 | |
|---|---|---|
| Score (0–100) | 6.36 | 6.29 |
| Ranking position | 197 | 198 |
| Manufacturer | AMD | AMD |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Architecture | GCN | GCN |
Specifications
| Radeon R9 280 | Radeon R9 285 | |
|---|---|---|
| Shader cores | 1792 | 1792 |
| Boost clock | 933 MHz | 918 MHz |
| FP32 TFLOPS (calculated) | 3.34 | 3.29 |
| Hardware ray tracing | no | no |
Video memory
| Radeon R9 280 | Radeon R9 285 | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 3 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus | no data | 256 bit |
| Memory bandwidth | 240 GB/s | 176 GB/s |
Pros and cons
Radeon R9 280
- more VRAM: 3 GB vs 2 GB
- higher memory bandwidth: 240 vs 176 GB/s
Radeon R9 285
- no notable advantages
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