Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) vs GeForce GTX 285M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 285M with Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop), including specs and performance data.

GTX 285M
2010
1 GB GDDR3, 75 Watt
1.40

R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) outperforms 285M by a whopping 101% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1044837
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.44no data
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)GCN (2012−2015)
GPU code nameG92Kaveri Spectre
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 February 2010 (16 years ago)14 January 2014 (12 years 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 cores128512
Core clock speed600 MHz720 MHz
Number of transistors754 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology65 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Wattno data
Texture fill rate38.40no data
Floating-point processing power0.384 TFLOPSno data
Gigaflops576no data
ROPs16no data
TMUs64no data
L2 Cache64 KBno data

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)no data
SLI options2-way-
MXM TypeMXM 3.0 Type-Bno 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 typeGDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amount1 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speedUp to 1020 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth61 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsSingle Link DVIVGALVDSHDMIDual Link DVIDisplayPortno data
HDMI+-
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.

Power management8.0no data

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model4.0no data
OpenGL2.1no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/A-
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:

900p21
−90.5%
40−45
+90.5%
Full HD30
+66.7%
18
−66.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 0−1 3−4

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Fortnite 4−5
−275%
14−16
+275%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−75%
14−16
+75%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−30%
12−14
+30%
Valorant 30−35
−35.3%
45−50
+35.3%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−35
−68.8%
50−55
+68.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Dota 2 18−20
−61.1%
29
+61.1%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Fortnite 4−5
−275%
14−16
+275%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−75%
14−16
+75%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2
−800%
9
+800%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−30%
12−14
+30%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−42.9%
10
+42.9%
Valorant 30−35
−35.3%
45−50
+35.3%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Dota 2 18−20
−44.4%
26
+44.4%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−75%
14−16
+75%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−30%
12−14
+30%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+16.7%
6
−16.7%
Valorant 30−35
−35.3%
45−50
+35.3%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 4−5
−275%
14−16
+275%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 9−10
−133%
21−24
+133%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−85.7%
24−27
+85.7%
Valorant 5−6
−420%
24−27
+420%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−7.1%
14−16
+7.1%
Valorant 7−8
−100%
14−16
+100%

4K
Ultra

Dota 2 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

1440p
High

Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

This is how GTX 285M and R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) compete in popular games:

  • R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) is 90% faster in 900p
  • GTX 285M is 67% faster in 1080p

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 285M is 17% faster.
  • in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) is 800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 285M performs better in 1 test (2%)
  • R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) performs better in 44 tests (88%)
  • there's a draw in 5 tests (10%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 1.40 2.82
Recency 1 February 2010 14 January 2014
Chip lithography 65 nm 28 nm

R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) has a 101% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 132% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 285M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 285M is a notebook graphics card while Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) is a desktop one.

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