Radeon Steam Deck 8CU vs GeForce GTX 285M SLI
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 285M SLI and Radeon Steam Deck 8CU, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Steam Deck 8CU outperforms 285M SLI by a whopping 168% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 751 | 481 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.94 | no data |
| Architecture | G9x (2007−2010) | RDNA 2 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | N10E-GTX | RDNA 2 Sephiroth |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 2 March 2009 (16 years ago) | 9 November 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 256 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 576 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1900 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1508 Million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | no data |
| L1 Cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 1 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | large | 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 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 1020 MHz | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10 | 12_1 |
| CUDA | + | - |
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
+140%
| 25
−140%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
−167%
|
40−45
+167%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 9−10
+80%
|
5−6
−80%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
−167%
|
40−45
+167%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
−167%
|
40−45
+167%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
−150%
|
30−33
+150%
|
| Fortnite | 21−24
−150%
|
55−60
+150%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
+850%
|
2−3
−850%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 10−11
−140%
|
24−27
+140%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 9−10
+80%
|
5−6
−80%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
+167%
|
6−7
−167%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
+130%
|
21−24
−130%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
−167%
|
40−45
+167%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
−167%
|
40−45
+167%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 65−70
+763%
|
8−9
−763%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 35−40
−157%
|
90−95
+157%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
−125%
|
27
+125%
|
| Fortnite | 21−24
−150%
|
55−60
+150%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
+850%
|
2−3
−850%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 10−11
−140%
|
24−27
+140%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 12−14
+20%
|
10
−20%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 9−10
+80%
|
5−6
−80%
|
| Metro Exodus | 7−8
−157%
|
18−20
+157%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
+167%
|
6−7
−167%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
+200%
|
4−5
−200%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
+130%
|
21−24
−130%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
−167%
|
40−45
+167%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 35−40
−157%
|
90−95
+157%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
−91.7%
|
23
+91.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
+850%
|
2−3
−850%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 9−10
+80%
|
5−6
−80%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
+167%
|
6−7
−167%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
+200%
|
4−5
−200%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
+130%
|
21−24
−130%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 21−24
−150%
|
55−60
+150%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 27−30
−159%
|
75−80
+159%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 3−4
−167%
|
8−9
+167%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−33
−167%
|
80−85
+167%
|
| Valorant | 40−45
−150%
|
100−105
+150%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−167%
|
8−9
+167%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
−157%
|
18−20
+157%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5
−150%
|
10−11
+150%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−140%
|
12−14
+140%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 7−8
−157%
|
18−20
+157%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+6.7%
|
14−16
−6.7%
|
| Valorant | 18−20 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−150%
|
30−33
+150%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−167%
|
8−9
+167%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−140%
|
12−14
+140%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
This is how GTX 285M SLI and Steam Deck 8CU compete in popular games:
- GTX 285M SLI is 140% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 285M SLI is 850% faster.
- in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Steam Deck 8CU is 125% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- GTX 285M SLI performs better in 22 tests (92%)
- Steam Deck 8CU performs better in 2 tests (8%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.60 | 9.66 |
| Recency | 2 March 2009 | 9 November 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 6 nm |
Steam Deck 8CU has a 168.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, and a 816.7% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon Steam Deck 8CU is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 285M SLI in performance tests.
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