GeForce GTX 285M SLI vs 590
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 590 with GeForce GTX 285M SLI, including specs and performance data.
590 outperforms 285M SLI by a whopping 105% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 466 | 645 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.48 | 1.72 |
Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | G9x (2007−2010) |
GPU code name | GF110 | N10E-GTX |
Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
Release date | 24 March 2011 (13 years ago) | 2 March 2009 (15 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $699 | no data |
Current price | $600 (0.9x MSRP) | $149 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
GTX 285M SLI has 258% better value for money than GTX 590.
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 | 1024 | 256 |
CUDA cores | 1024 | no data |
Core clock speed | 607 MHz | 576 MHz |
Number of transistors | 3,000 million | 1508 Million |
Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 55 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 365 Watt | 150 Watt |
Maximum GPU temperature | 97 °C | no data |
Texture fill rate | 77.7 billion/sec | no data |
Floating-point performance | 2x 1,244.2 gflops | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on GeForce GTX 590 and GeForce GTX 285M SLI 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 |
Bus support | 16x PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | no data |
Length | 11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm) | no data |
Height | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) | no data |
Width | 2-slot | no data |
Supplementary power connectors | Two 8-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 | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
Maximum RAM amount | 3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU) | 2 GB |
Memory bus width | 768-bit (384-bit per GPU) | 256 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 1707 MHz | 1020 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 327.7 GB/s | no data |
Shared memory | - | - |
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 | Three Dual Link DVI-IMini DisplayPort | no data |
Multi monitor support | + | no data |
HDMI | + | no data |
Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 10 |
Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
OpenGL | 4.2 | no data |
OpenCL | 1.1 | no data |
Vulkan | N/A | no data |
CUDA | + | + |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
590 outperforms 285M SLI by 105% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
590 outperforms 285M SLI by 129% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.
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:
900p | 47
+124%
| 21−24
−124%
|
Full HD | 106
+96.3%
| 54
−96.3%
|
1200p | 112
+124%
| 50−55
−124%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+100%
|
7−8
−100%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 18−20
+125%
|
8−9
−125%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 12−14
+300%
|
3−4
−300%
|
Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+160%
|
10−11
−160%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 18−20
+100%
|
9−10
−100%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+100%
|
7−8
−100%
|
Far Cry 5 | 20−22
+122%
|
9−10
−122%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 24−27
+100%
|
12−14
−100%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+121%
|
18−20
−121%
|
Hitman 3 | 16−18
+100%
|
8−9
−100%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 35−40
+65.2%
|
21−24
−65.2%
|
Metro Exodus | 24−27
+317%
|
6−7
−317%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27
+118%
|
10−12
−118%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 27−30
+80%
|
14−16
−80%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−35
+60%
|
20−22
−60%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 18−20
+125%
|
8−9
−125%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 12−14
+300%
|
3−4
−300%
|
Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+160%
|
10−11
−160%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 18−20
+100%
|
9−10
−100%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+100%
|
7−8
−100%
|
Far Cry 5 | 20−22
+122%
|
9−10
−122%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 24−27
+100%
|
12−14
−100%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+121%
|
18−20
−121%
|
Hitman 3 | 16−18
+100%
|
8−9
−100%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 35−40
+65.2%
|
21−24
−65.2%
|
Metro Exodus | 24−27
+317%
|
6−7
−317%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27
+118%
|
10−12
−118%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 27−30
+80%
|
14−16
−80%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
+100%
|
9−10
−100%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−35
+60%
|
20−22
−60%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 18−20
+125%
|
8−9
−125%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 12−14
+300%
|
3−4
−300%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 18−20
+100%
|
9−10
−100%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+100%
|
7−8
−100%
|
Far Cry 5 | 20−22
+122%
|
9−10
−122%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+121%
|
18−20
−121%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 35−40
+65.2%
|
21−24
−65.2%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 27−30
+80%
|
14−16
−80%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
+100%
|
9−10
−100%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−35
+60%
|
20−22
−60%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27
+118%
|
10−12
−118%
|
1440p
High Preset
Battlefield 5 | 16−18
+113%
|
8−9
−113%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 14−16
+180%
|
5−6
−180%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 8−9
+100%
|
4−5
−100%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−12
+83.3%
|
6−7
−83.3%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+133%
|
6−7
−133%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+129%
|
7−8
−129%
|
Hitman 3 | 12−14
+33.3%
|
9−10
−33.3%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 18−20
+80%
|
10−11
−80%
|
Metro Exodus | 10−12 | 0−1 |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 9−10
+125%
|
4−5
−125%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
+167%
|
3−4
−167%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14−16
+75%
|
8−9
−75%
|
4K
High Preset
Battlefield 5 | 8−9
+167%
|
3−4
−167%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
Hitman 3 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
Horizon Zero Dawn | 9−10
+125%
|
4−5
−125%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 5−6
+66.7%
|
3−4
−66.7%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
+233%
|
3−4
−233%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 9−10
+125%
|
4−5
−125%
|
Metro Exodus | 9−10
+50%
|
6−7
−50%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
4K
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9
+60%
|
5−6
−60%
|
This is how GTX 590 and GTX 285M SLI compete in popular games:
- GTX 590 is 124% faster in 900p
- GTX 590 is 96% faster in 1080p
- GTX 590 is 124% faster in 1200p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 590 is 317% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, GTX 590 surpassed GTX 285M SLI in all 66 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 8.65 | 4.21 |
Recency | 24 March 2011 | 2 March 2009 |
Chip lithography | 40 nm | 55 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 365 Watt | 150 Watt |
The GeForce GTX 590 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 285M SLI in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 590 is a desktop card while GeForce GTX 285M SLI is a notebook 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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