RTX A3000 Mobile vs GeForce GTX 285

Aggregate performance score

GTX 285
2008
1 GB GDDR3, 204 Watt
3.92

RTX A3000 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 285 by a whopping 733% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking661154
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.64no data
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameGT200BGA104
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date23 December 2008 (15 years ago)12 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$359 no data
Current price$98 (0.3x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores2404096
CUDA cores240no data
Core clock speed648 MHz1080 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1560 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)204 Watt130 Watt (60 - 115 Watt TGP)
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate51.8 billion/sec237.6
Floating-point performance708.5 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 285 and RTX A3000 Mobile 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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)no data
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinno data
SLI options+no data

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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB12 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1242 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth159.0 GB/s336.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 ConnectorsHDTVTwo Dual Link DVINo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)128bitno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.6
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA+8.6

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 HD10−12
−880%
98
+880%
1440p5−6
−780%
44
+780%
4K5−6
−820%
46
+820%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.92 32.64
Recency 23 December 2008 12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 204 Watt 130 Watt

The RTX A3000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 285 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 285 is a desktop card while RTX A3000 Mobile is a notebook one.


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