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AMD

AMD Radeon R9 285

Graphics processor

Video memory: 2 GB
Memory bus: 256 bit
Rated memory bandwidth: 176 GB/s^*

Graphics & compute benchmarks

Archived cohort medians

GFXBench, GLBenchmark and CompuBench results retain the tested system, API, operating system and resolution. Offscreen tests fix the render resolution; onscreen results also reflect the display workload. These historical submissions do not establish performance in current games.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 285

672.64^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 285

Host configuration not reported.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenOS X / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 285

620.14^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 285

Host configuration not reported.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 285

708.93^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 285

Host configuration not reported.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 285

666.37^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 285

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 285

35.83^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 285

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenOS X / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 285

93^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 285

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 285

286.15^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 285

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 285

42.03^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 285

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan 3.1 OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 285

131.80^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 285

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan 3.1 OffscreenOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 285

268.11^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 285

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan 3.1 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 285

127.24^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 285

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 285

111.58^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 285

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenOS X / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 285

196.18^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 285

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 285

331.42^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 285

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 285

357.21^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 285

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 285

107.54^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 285

Host configuration not reported.

Median results, not the best run. Sample counts and individual test dates are unreported. Different systems using the same GPU remain separate configurations.

Benchmark results

G3D Mark · version unreported · g3d_mark6,680^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G2Dmark597^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G3Dmark6,680^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

Architecture: GCN 3
Manufacturing process: 28 nm
Process node: 28 nm
GPU cores: 1,792^*
GPU base clock: 918 MHz^*
Reported GPU frequency: 918 MHz^*
Graphics interface: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
Reported chip die area: 366 mm²^*
Chip/package TDP: 190 W^*
Transistors: 5,000 million^*
Stream processors: 1,792
Graphics processor: Tonga^*
Texture mapping units: 112^*
Raster output units: 32^*
Chip foundry: TSMC^*
Card or module format: Dual-slot^*
Declared GPU TDP: 190 W^*
Suggested system PSU: 450 W^*
External power connectors: 2x 6-pin^*
DirectX / feature level: 12 (12_0)^*
OpenGL: 4.6^*
OpenCL: 2.1^*
Vulkan: 1.2.170^*
Shader model: 6.5^*
GPU L2 cache: 512 KB^*

GPU configurations

2 GB / GDDR5 / 256-bit / Tonga Pro
Capacity
2 GB
Chip variant
Tonga Pro
Reference clock
918 MHz
Memory bus
256 bit
Rated power
190 W
Power specification
TBP
Technology
GDDR5

Memory & storage

Memory options: 2^*
Video memory: 2 GB
Video memory type: GDDR5
Memory bus: 256 bit
Rated memory bandwidth: 176 GB/s^*

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 190 W^*
Typical board power: 190 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 11 fields

Manufacturer: AMD Radeon^*
GFLOPS: 3,290^* GFLOPS
TDP: 190^*
Class: Desktop^*
Name: Radeon R9 285^*
Year: 2014^*
Fab: 28^*
Transistors (mln): 5,000^*
Die size: 359^*
Memory size: 3,072^*
Memory speed: 176^*

Specifications 2 · 32 fields

Product Name: Radeon R9 285^*
Product Name: Radeon R9 285^*
Product Name: Radeon R9 285^*
Product Name: Radeon R9 285^*
GPU Chip: Tonga^*
GPU Chip: Tonga^*
GPU Chip: Tonga^*
GPU Chip: Tonga^*
Released: Sep 2nd, 2014^*
Released: Sep 2nd, 2014^*
Released: Sep 2nd, 2014^*
Released: Sep 2nd, 2014^*
Bus: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
Bus: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
Bus: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
Bus: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
Memory: 2 GB, GDDR5, 256 bit^*
Memory: 2 GB, GDDR5, 256 bit^*
Memory: 2 GB, GDDR5, 256 bit^*
Memory: 2 GB, GDDR5, 256 bit^*
GPU clock: 918^* MHz
GPU clock: 918^* MHz
GPU clock: 918^* MHz
GPU clock: 918^* MHz
Memory clock: 1,375^* MHz
Memory clock: 1,375^* MHz
Memory clock: 1,375^* MHz
Memory clock: 1,375^* MHz
Shaders TMUs ROPs: 1792 / 112 / 32^*
Shaders TMUs ROPs: 1792 / 112 / 32^*
Shaders TMUs ROPs: 1792 / 112 / 32^*
Shaders TMUs ROPs: 1792 / 112 / 32^*

Specifications 3 · 13 fields

Foundry: TSMC^*
Vendor: AMD^*
FP16 GFLOPS: 3,290^* GFLOPS
FP32 GFLOPS: 3,290^* GFLOPS
FP64 GFLOPS: 205.6^* GFLOPS
Product: AMD Radeon R9 285^*
Type: GPU^*
Release Date: 2014-09-02^*
Process Size (nm): 28^* nm
TDP (W): 190^* W
Die Size (mm^2): 366^* mm²
Transistors (million): 5,000^*
Freq (MHz): 918^* MHz

Specifications 4 · 25 fields

proc transistors: 5,000 million^*
proc die size: 366^* mm²
cores: 1,792^*
memory clock: 1,375^*
ram: 2^*
name: AMD Radeon R9 285^*
ram type: GDDR5^*
bus width: 256^*
bus interface: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
ram bandwidth: 176^* GB/s
fp16 performance: 3.29^*
fp32 performance: 3.29^*
fp64 performance: 0.2056^*
tdp: 190^* W
suggested psu: 450^* W
slot width: Dual-slot^*
power connectors: 2x 6-pin^*
is retail board: No^*
gpi value: 2.54^*
vendor: amd^*
manufacturer: AMD^*
arch name: GCN 3.0^*
card release date: 2014-09-02^*
proc foundry: TSMC^*
proc process size: 28^* nm

Specifications 5 · 36 fields

DirectX / feature level

12 (12_0)^*

OpenCL

2.1^*

OpenGL

4.6^*

Shader model

6.5^*

Vulkan

1.2.170^*

Architecture

GCN 3.0^*

Graphics interface

PCIe 3.0 x16^*

Memory bus

256^* bit

Reported shader processors

1,792^*

Reported theoretical FP16 peak

3.29^* TFLOPS

Scope and conditions

Arithmetic density: Not stated^*

Reported theoretical FP32 peak

3.29^* TFLOPS

Scope and conditions

Arithmetic density: Not stated^*

Reported theoretical FP64 peak

0.2056^* TFLOPS

Scope and conditions

Arithmetic density: Not stated^*

Declared L1 cache configuration

16 KB (per CU)^*

Declared GPU L2 cache

512 KB^*

Reported display outputs

2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 1x DisplayPort 1.2^*

Theoretical pixel fill rate

29.38 GPixel/s^*

External power connectors

2x 6-pin^*

Reported chip die area

366 mm²^*

Chip foundry

TSMC^*

Process node declaration

28 nm^*

Transistors

5,000 million^*

Graphics processor

Tonga^*

Reported video memory

2^* GB

Rated memory bandwidth

176.0 GB/s^*

Video memory type

GDDR5^*

Raster output units

32^*

Reported shading units

1,792^*

Card or module format

Dual-slot^*

Suggested system PSU

450 W^*

2:4 tensor sparsity

No^*

Declared GPU TDP

190 W^*

Theoretical texture fill rate

102.8 GTexel/s^*

Texture mapping units

112^*

GPU cores

1,792^*

Video memory

2^* GB

Video memory type

GDDR5^*

Specifications 6 · 2 fields

G3D Mark

6,680^* points

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: G3D Mark^*

native_context

GPU model: Radeon R9 285^*
Snapshot date: 2026-10-05^*

Model

Radeon R9 285^*

Specifications 7 · 8 fields

Product Name: Radeon R9 285^*
GPU Chip: Tonga^*
Released: Sep 2nd, 2014^*
Bus: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
Memory: 2 GB, GDDR5, 256 bit^*
GPU clock: 918^* MHz
Memory clock: 1,375^* MHz
Shaders / TMUs / ROPs: 1792 / 112 / 32^*

Specifications 8 · 11 fields

Manufacturer: AMD Radeon^*
GFLOPS: 3,290^* GFLOPS
TDP: 190^*
Class: Desktop^*
Name: Radeon R9 285^*
Year: 2014^*
Fab: 28^*
Transistors (mln): 5,000^*
Die size: 359^*
Memory size: 3,072^*
Memory speed: 176^*

Specifications 9 · 58 fields

Brand: AMD^*
Top BUS WIDTH: 256^* bit
Graphics Processor GPU Name: Tonga^*
Graphics Processor Architecture: GCN 3.0^*
Graphics Processor Process Size: 28^* nm
Graphics Processor Transistors: 5,000 million^*
Graphics Processor Die Size: 366^* mm²
Graphics Card Release Date: Sep 2nd, 2014^*
Graphics Card Generation: Volcanic Islands (R9 200)^*
Graphics Card Successor: Pirate Islands^*
Graphics Card Production: End-of-life^*
Name: Radeon R9 285^*
Graphics Card Bus Interface: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
Clock Speeds GPU Clock: 918^* MHz
Clock Speeds Memory Clock: 1375 MHz 5.5 Gbps effective^*
Memory Memory Size: 2^* GB
Memory Memory Type: GDDR5^*
Memory Memory Bus: 256^* bit
Memory Bandwidth: 176^* GB/s
Render Config TMUs: 112^*
Top GRAPHICS PROCESSOR: Tonga^*
Render Config ROPs: 32^*
Theoretical Performance Pixel Rate: 29.38 GPixel/s
Theoretical Performance Texture Rate: 102.8 GTexel/s
Board Design Slot Width: Dual-slot^*
Board Design TDP: 190^* W
Board Design Suggested PSU: 450^* W
Board Design Outputs: 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1.4a 1x DisplayPort 1.2^*
Board Design Board Number: C766^*
Graphics Features DirectX: 12 (12_0)^*
Graphics Features OpenGL: 4.6^*
Graphics Features OpenCL: 2.1^*
Graphics Features Vulkan: 1.2.170^*
source file: amd2014.json^*
Graphics Processor Foundry: TSMC^*
Graphics Card Predecessor: Sea Islands^*
Recommended Resolutions: Good:1366x768 | Playable:1600x900 | Unplayable:1920x1080^*
Graphics Card Launch Price: 249 USD^*
Board Design Length: 221 mm 8.7 inches^*
Graphics Processor GPU Variant: Tonga PRO (215-0851128)^*
Board Design Power Connectors: 2x 6-pin^*
Graphics Processor Density: 13.7M / mm²^*
Board Design Height: 109 mm 4.3 inches^*
Board Design Width: 36 mm 1.4 inches^*
Graphics Card Reviews: 59 in our database^*
Top TMUS: 112^*
Top ROPS: 32^*
Graphics Features Shader Model: 6.5^*
Top CORES: 1,792^*
Render Config Shading Units: 1,792^*
Render Config Compute Units: 28^*
Render Config L2 Cache: 512^* KB
Top MEMORY SIZE: 2^* GB
Theoretical Performance FP32 (float): 3.29^* TFLOPS
Theoretical Performance FP64 (double): 205.6 GFLOPS (1:16)
Render Config L1 Cache: 16 KB (per CU)^*
Theoretical Performance FP16 (half): 3.290 TFLOPS (1:1)
Top MEMORY TYPE: GDDR5^*

Specifications 10 · 4 fields

gpuName

Radeon R9 285^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

G3Dmark

6,680^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

G2Dmark

597^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

testDate

2,021^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Specifications 11 · 27 fields

manufacturer: AMD^*
manufacturer: AMD^*
rop: 48^*
rop: 32^*
igp: No^*
igp: No^*
bus: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
bus: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
memType: GDDR5^*
memType: GDDR5^*
gpuChip: Tonga^*
gpuChip: GP106^*
productName: Radeon R9 285^*
productName: Radeon R9 285^*
releaseYear: 2,014^*
releaseYear: 2,014^*
memSize: 2^*
memSize: 2^*
memBusWidth: 256^*
gpuClock: 918^*
gpuClock: 1,404^*
memClock: 2,002^*
memClock: 1,375^*
unifiedShader: 1,280^*
unifiedShader: 1,792^*
tmu: 80^*
tmu: 112^*

* Provisional data