Radeon RX 6900 XT vs GeForce GTX 285M SLI

Place in performance ranking	641	18
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	1.63	18.67
Architecture	G9x (2007−2010)	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	N10E-GTX	Navi 21
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	2 March 2009 (15 years old)	8 December 2020 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$999
Current price	$149	$957 (1x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6900 XT has 1045% better value for money than GTX 285M SLI.

Technical specs

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	5120
Core clock speed	576 MHz	1825 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2250 MHz
Number of transistors	1508 Million	26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	300 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	720.0

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 285M SLI and Radeon RX 6900 XT 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	267 mm
Width	no data	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	2x 8-pin

Memory

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1020 MHz	16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	512.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Video outputs and ports

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, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	no data	+

API support

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

DirectX	10	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.5
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	2.1
Vulkan	no data	1.2
CUDA	+	no data

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	60 −222%	193 +222%
1440p	8−9 −1575%	134 +1575%
4K	5−6 −1560%	83 +1560%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

7−8

−1843%

130−140
+1843%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −1571%	117 +1571%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −5533%	169 +5533%
Battlefield 5	12−14 −1525%	195 +1525%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −1053%	170−180 +1053%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −1843%	130−140 +1843%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −1863%	150−160 +1863%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 −1475%	126 +1475%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −2077%	283 +2077%
Hitman 3	9−10 −3044%	283 +3044%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 −2829%	205 +2829%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −2350%	196 +2350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 −1918%	222 +1918%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 −3700%	190 +3700%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −1414%	106 +1414%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −4633%	142 +4633%
Battlefield 5	12−14 −1533%	196 +1533%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −1053%	170−180 +1053%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −1843%	130−140 +1843%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −1863%	150−160 +1863%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 −1438%	123 +1438%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −2046%	279 +2046%
Hitman 3	9−10 −2967%	276 +2967%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 −2386%	174 +2386%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −2633%	164 +2633%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −1450%	124 +1450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 −1782%	207 +1782%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −3489%	323 +3489%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 −3300%	170 +3300%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −1300%	98 +1300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −4467%	137 +4467%
Battlefield 5	12−14 −1542%	197 +1542%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −1843%	130−140 +1843%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −1863%	150−160 +1863%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 −1375%	118 +1375%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −1808%	248 +1808%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −1722%	164 +1722%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 −2320%	121 +2320%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −1700%	120−130 +1700%
Hitman 3	7−8 −2943%	213 +2943%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −1136%	136 +1136%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −5000%	102 +5000%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −4000%	82 +4000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −2171%	159 +2171%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −4850%	99 +4850%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −3600%	70−75 +3600%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −2133%	130−140 +2133%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −5750%	117 +5750%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −5675%	231 +5675%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −3100%	120−130 +3100%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −2500%	75−80 +2500%
Hitman 3	4−5 −3100%	128 +3100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −375%	38 +375%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −2650%	55 +2650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2 −8400%	85 +8400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	122

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −3300%	68 +3300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −6500%	66 +6500%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	35−40
Far Cry 5	4−5 −1950%	80−85 +1950%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −1343%	101 +1343%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −8000%	162 +8000%

This is how GTX 285M SLI and RX 6900 XT compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

RX 6900 XT is 222% faster than GTX 285M SLI

1440p resolution:

RX 6900 XT is 1575% faster than GTX 285M SLI

4K resolution:

RX 6900 XT is 1560% faster than GTX 285M SLI

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6900 XT is 8400% faster than the GTX 285M SLI.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RX 6900 XT surpassed GTX 285M SLI in all 60 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance score	4.20	69.35
Recency	2 March 2009	8 December 2020
Chip lithography	55 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	300 Watt

The Radeon RX 6900 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 285M SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 285M SLI is a notebook card while Radeon RX 6900 XT is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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