Radeon RX 6900 XT vs GeForce GTX 285M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 285M with Radeon RX 6900 XT, including specs and performance data.

GTX 285M
2010
1 GB GDDR3, 75 Watt
1.59

RX 6900 XT outperforms GTX 285M by a whopping 4106% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking96429
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data30.04
Power efficiency1.5015.77
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameG92Navi 21
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 February 2010 (15 years ago)28 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores1285120
Core clock speed600 MHz1825 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2250 MHz
Number of transistors754 million26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rate38.40720.0
Floating-point processing power0.384 TFLOPS23.04 TFLOPS
Gigaflops576no data
ROPs16128
TMUs64320
Ray Tracing Coresno data80

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)PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 8-pin
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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 1020 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth61 GB/s512.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 ConnectorsSingle Link DVIVGALVDSHDMIDual Link DVIDisplayPort1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
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 compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.5
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.12.1
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

GTX 285M 1.59
RX 6900 XT 66.88
+4106%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 285M 636
RX 6900 XT 26736
+4104%

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
−3948%
850−900
+3948%
Full HD30
−553%
196
+553%
1440p3−4
−4367%
134
+4367%
4K1−2
−8200%
83
+8200%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data5.10
1440pno data7.46
4Kno data12.04

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−5267%
160−170
+5267%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−2960%
150−160
+2960%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−6400%
195
+6400%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−5267%
160−170
+5267%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−8900%
180−190
+8900%
Fortnite 5−6
−5940%
300−350
+5940%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−3438%
283
+3438%
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 180−190
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−2960%
150−160
+2960%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−1660%
170−180
+1660%
Valorant 35−40
−906%
350−400
+906%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−6433%
196
+6433%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−35
−742%
270−280
+742%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−5267%
160−170
+5267%
Dota 2 18−20
−789%
160−170
+789%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−8900%
180−190
+8900%
Fortnite 5−6
−5940%
300−350
+5940%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−3388%
279
+3388%
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 180−190
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3
−8250%
160−170
+8250%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−2960%
150−160
+2960%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−8100%
164
+8100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−1660%
170−180
+1660%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−4514%
323
+4514%
Valorant 35−40
−906%
350−400
+906%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−6467%
197
+6467%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−5267%
160−170
+5267%
Dota 2 18−20
−789%
160−170
+789%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−8900%
180−190
+8900%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−3000%
248
+3000%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−2960%
150−160
+2960%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−1660%
170−180
+1660%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−2243%
164
+2243%
Valorant 35−40
−1042%
411
+1042%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 5−6
−5940%
300−350
+5940%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 1−2
−19500%
190−200
+19500%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 10−11
−4850%
450−500
+4850%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−1650%
170−180
+1650%
Valorant 9−10
−4800%
400−450
+4800%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−9100%
90−95
+9100%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−3120%
160−170
+3120%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−5675%
231
+5675%
Hogwarts Legacy 2−3
−4200%
85−90
+4200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−5100%
150−160
+5100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
−4933%
150−160
+4933%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−947%
150−160
+947%
Valorant 8−9
−4038%
300−350
+4038%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 40−45
Dota 2 2−3
−7850%
150−160
+7850%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−2525%
100−110
+2525%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−3100%
95−100
+3100%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
−2533%
75−80
+2533%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Metro Exodus 102
+0%
102
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 196
+0%
196
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Metro Exodus 67
+0%
67
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 122
+0%
122
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 134
+0%
134
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 162
+0%
162
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

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

  • RX 6900 XT is 3948% faster in 900p
  • RX 6900 XT is 553% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6900 XT is 4367% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6900 XT is 8200% faster in 4K

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

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6900 XT is 19500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6900 XT is ahead in 49 tests (78%)
  • there's a draw in 14 tests (22%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.59 66.88
Recency 1 February 2010 28 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 300 Watt

GTX 285M has 300% lower power consumption.

RX 6900 XT, on the other hand, has a 4106.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 828.6% more advanced lithography process.

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

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

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