Radeon R9 285 vs E9390 PCIe
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 365 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 7.65 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 6.45 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | Ellesmere | Tonga |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 15 October 2019 (6 years ago) | 2 September 2014 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $249 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 1792 | 1792 |
| Core clock speed | 713 MHz | 918 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1089 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 5,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 190 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 122.0 | 102.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.903 TFLOPS | 3.29 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 112 | 112 |
| L1 Cache | 448 KB | 448 KB |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 512 KB |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 221 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 2x 6-pin |
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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | 1375 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 160.0 GB/s | 176.0 GB/s |
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 Connectors | 4x DisplayPort | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 1x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.170 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 15 October 2019 | 2 September 2014 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 190 Watt |
E9390 PCIe has an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 153.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon E9390 PCIe and Radeon R9 285. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon E9390 PCIe is a notebook graphics card while Radeon R9 285 is a desktop one.
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