GeForce RTX 2060 Super vs Radeon R9 285

Place in performance ranking	296	77
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	16.15	29.49
Architecture	GCN 3.0 (2014−2017)	Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code name	Tonga	Turing TU106
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	2 September 2014 (9 years ago)	2 July 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$249	$399
Current price	$85 (0.3x MSRP)	$374 (0.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2060 Super has 83% better value for money than R9 285.

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	1792	2176
Core clock speed	918 MHz	1470 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1650 MHz
Number of transistors	5,000 million	10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	190 Watt	175 Watt
Texture fill rate	102.8	224.4
Floating-point performance	3,290 gflops	no 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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	221 mm	229 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1x 8-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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5.5 GB/s	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	176.0 GB/s	448.0 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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	2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 1x DisplayPort 1.2	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	+	+
G-SYNC support	no data	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model	6.5	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.170	1.2.131
CUDA	no data	7.5

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.

R9 285 17.30

RTX 2060 Super 42.87
+148%

GeForce RTX 2060 Super outperforms Radeon R9 285 by 148% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

R9 285 6680

RTX 2060 Super 16558
+148%

GeForce RTX 2060 Super outperforms Radeon R9 285 by 148% in Passmark.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

R9 285 8570

RTX 2060 Super 21970
+156%

GeForce RTX 2060 Super outperforms Radeon R9 285 by 156% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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	45−50 −162%	118 +162%
1440p	27−30 −156%	69 +156%
4K	18−20 −150%	45 +150%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

88
−139%

210−220

+139%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	101 −148%	250−260 +148%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	81 −147%	200−210 +147%
Battlefield 5	163 −145%	400−450 +145%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	102 −145%	250−260 +145%
Cyberpunk 2077	79 −141%	190−200 +141%
Far Cry 5	130 −131%	300−310 +131%
Far Cry New Dawn	144 −143%	350−400 +143%
Forza Horizon 4	152 −130%	350−400 +130%
Hitman 3	94 −145%	230−240 +145%
Horizon Zero Dawn	231 −138%	550−600 +138%
Metro Exodus	144 −143%	350−400 +143%
Red Dead Redemption 2	122 −146%	300−310 +146%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	228 −141%	550−600 +141%
Watch Dogs: Legion	104 −140%	250−260 +140%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85 −147%	210−220 +147%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	68 −135%	160−170 +135%
Battlefield 5	150 −133%	350−400 +133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	95 −142%	230−240 +142%
Cyberpunk 2077	71 −139%	170−180 +139%
Far Cry 5	108 −141%	260−270 +141%
Far Cry New Dawn	106 −145%	260−270 +145%
Forza Horizon 4	271 −140%	650−700 +140%
Hitman 3	77 −147%	190−200 +147%
Horizon Zero Dawn	293 −139%	700−750 +139%
Metro Exodus	132 −127%	300−310 +127%
Red Dead Redemption 2	121 −140%	290−300 +140%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	184 −145%	450−500 +145%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	163 −145%	400−450 +145%
Watch Dogs: Legion	216 −131%	500−550 +131%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	61 −146%	150−160 +146%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	61 −146%	150−160 +146%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	71 −139%	170−180 +139%
Cyberpunk 2077	62 −142%	150−160 +142%
Far Cry 5	74 −143%	180−190 +143%
Forza Horizon 4	120 −142%	290−300 +142%
Horizon Zero Dawn	131 −129%	300−310 +129%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	156 −124%	350−400 +124%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85 −147%	210−220 +147%
Watch Dogs: Legion	59 −137%	140−150 +137%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

114

−146%

280−290
+146%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	96 −140%	230−240 +140%
Far Cry New Dawn	114 −146%	280−290 +146%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	52 −131%	120−130 +131%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	47 −134%	110−120 +134%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70 −143%	170−180 +143%
Cyberpunk 2077	40 −138%	95−100 +138%
Far Cry 5	88 −139%	210−220 +139%
Forza Horizon 4	98 −145%	240−250 +145%
Hitman 3	58 −141%	140−150 +141%
Horizon Zero Dawn	99 −142%	240−250 +142%
Metro Exodus	87 −141%	210−220 +141%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	114 −146%	280−290 +146%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 −134%	150−160 +134%
Watch Dogs: Legion	44 −127%	100−105 +127%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

82
−144%

200−210

+144%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	47 −134%	110−120 +134%
Far Cry New Dawn	41 −144%	100−105 +144%
Hitman 3	39 −144%	95−100 +144%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −132%	130−140 +132%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	38 −137%	90−95 +137%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	59 −137%	140−150 +137%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35 −143%	85−90 +143%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	29 −141%	70−75 +141%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30 −133%	70−75 +133%
Cyberpunk 2077	19 −137%	45−50 +137%
Far Cry 5	30 −133%	70−75 +133%
Forza Horizon 4	67 −139%	160−170 +139%
Horizon Zero Dawn	56 −132%	130−140 +132%
Metro Exodus	49 −145%	120−130 +145%
Watch Dogs: Legion	25 −140%	60−65 +140%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

42
−138%

100−105

+138%

This is how R9 285 and RTX 2060 Super compete in popular games:

RTX 2060 Super is 162% faster in 1080p
RTX 2060 Super is 156% faster in 1440p
RTX 2060 Super is 150% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	17.30	42.87
Recency	2 September 2014	2 July 2019
Cost	$249	$399
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	190 Watt	175 Watt