Radeon RX 570X Mobile vs GeForce GTX 285

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	660	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.64	no data
Architecture	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)	Polaris (2016−2019)
GPU code name	GT200B	Polaris
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	23 December 2008 (15 years ago)	10 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$359	no data
Current price	$98 (0.3x MSRP)	$268

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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	240	2048
CUDA cores	240	no data
Core clock speed	648 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1168 MHz
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	204 Watt	65-110 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	51.8 billion/sec	no data
Floating-point performance	708.5 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 285 and Radeon RX 570X 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 size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	no data
Length	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	no 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 type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	512 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1242 MHz	7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	159.0 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	no 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 Connectors	HDTVTwo Dual Link DVI	no data
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF	no data

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync	no data	+
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)	128bit	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12
Shader Model	4.0	no data
OpenGL	2.1	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no data
Vulkan	N/A	no data
CUDA	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	23 December 2008	10 January 2019
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	204 Watt	65 Watt

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