GeForce RTX 4090 vs GTX 285M SLI

Place in performance ranking	646	1
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.69	15.20
Architecture	G9x (2007−2010)	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	N10E-GTX	AD102-300-A1
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	2 March 2009 (15 years ago)	20 September 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,599
Current price	$149	$1756 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4090 has 799% better value for money than GTX 285M SLI.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	256	16384
Core clock speed	576 MHz	2235 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	1508 Million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	450 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	1,290

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 285M SLI and GeForce RTX 4090 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	304 mm
Width	no data	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 16-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1020 MHz	21000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	1,008 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	no data	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	10	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.6
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	no data	1.3
CUDA	+	8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 285M SLI 4.21

RTX 4090 100.00
+2275%

RTX 4090 outperforms GTX 285M SLI by 2275% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 285M SLI 11233

RTX 4090 137170
+1121%

RTX 4090 outperforms GTX 285M SLI by 1121% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	57 −370%	268 +370%
1440p	8−9 −2500%	208 +2500%
4K	6−7 −2433%	152 +2433%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

7−8

−3114%

225
+3114%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −3257%	235 +3257%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −9467%	287 +9467%
Battlefield 5	10−11 −2340%	240−250 +2340%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −1756%	160−170 +1756%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −3071%	222 +3071%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −893%	130−140 +893%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 −1520%	160−170 +1520%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −2053%	300−350 +2053%
Hitman 3	10−11 −1400%	150−160 +1400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −2184%	434 +2184%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −1788%	150−160 +1788%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 −1027%	120−130 +1027%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −3520%	543 +3520%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 −3660%	188 +3660%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −3057%	221 +3057%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −8167%	248 +8167%
Battlefield 5	10−11 −2340%	240−250 +2340%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −1756%	160−170 +1756%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −2957%	214 +2957%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −957%	148 +957%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 −750%	85 +750%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −2053%	300−350 +2053%
Hitman 3	10−11 −1400%	150−160 +1400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −2200%	437 +2200%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −2038%	171 +2038%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 −1027%	120−130 +1027%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −2687%	418 +2687%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −6267%	573 +6267%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 −3360%	173 +3360%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −2457%	179 +2457%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −7233%	220 +7233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −1756%	160−170 +1756%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −2900%	210 +2900%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −893%	130−140 +893%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −2053%	300−350 +2053%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −1974%	394 +1974%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −1825%	154 +1825%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −3289%	305 +3289%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 −2960%	153 +2960%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−12

−1027%

120−130
+1027%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 −1975%	160−170 +1975%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 −2300%	140−150 +2300%
Hitman 3	2−3 −5950%	120−130 +5950%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −4550%	90−95 +4550%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −7650%	155 +7650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −1767%	110−120 +1767%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −7600%	154 +7600%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −3000%	186 +3000%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −4014%	280−290 +4014%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −3780%	388 +3780%
Metro Exodus	0−1	152
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −6600%	268 +6600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −15100%	152 +15100%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	12−14 −950%	126 +950%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −7000%	140−150 +7000%
Hitman 3	0−1	80−85
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 −5150%	210 +5150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2 −18500%	186 +18500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −5900%	120 +5900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −11900%	120 +11900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −4450%	90−95 +4450%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	80
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −8467%	250−260 +8467%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 −7025%	285 +7025%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −2317%	145 +2317%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −11600%	117 +11600%