GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile vs Radeon R9 285

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 285 with GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile, including specs and performance data.

R9 285
2014, $249
2 GB GDDR5, 190 Watt
15.97

RTX 2080 Super Mobile outperforms R9 285 by a whopping 130% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking368146
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation7.68no data
Power efficiency6.4718.83
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameTongaTU104
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date2 September 2014 (11 years ago)2 April 2020 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$249 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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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 cores17923072
Core clock speed918 MHz1365 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1560 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)190 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate102.8299.5
Floating-point processing power3.29 TFLOPS9.585 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs112192
Tensor Coresno data384
Ray Tracing Coresno data48
L1 Cache448 KB3 MB
L2 Cache512 KB4 MB

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length221 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1375 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth176.0 GB/s448.0 GB/s
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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 1x DisplayPort 1.2No outputs
HDMI+-
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.11.2
Vulkan1.2.1701.2.140
CUDA-7.5
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

R9 285 15.97
RTX 2080 Super Mobile 36.68
+130%

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.

R9 285 8570
RTX 2080 Super Mobile 24960
+191%

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 HD55−60
−149%
137
+149%
1440p40−45
−138%
95
+138%
4K27−30
−141%
65
+141%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.53no data
1440p6.23no data
4K9.22no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 169
+0%
169
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Fortnite 178
+0%
178
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Valorant 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 161
+0%
161
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Dota 2 153
+0%
153
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Fortnite 171
+0%
171
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 136
+0%
136
+0%
Metro Exodus 92
+0%
92
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 198
+0%
198
+0%
Valorant 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 147
+0%
147
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Dota 2 141
+0%
141
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 103
+0%
103
+0%
Valorant 205
+0%
205
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 136
+0%
136
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 90
+0%
90
+0%
Metro Exodus 55
+0%
55
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 121
+0%
121
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 104
+0%
104
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 97
+0%
97
+0%
Metro Exodus 35
+0%
35
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 76
+0%
76
+0%
Valorant 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 72
+0%
72
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Dota 2 141
+0%
141
+0%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 52
+0%
52
+0%

This is how R9 285 and RTX 2080 Super Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2080 Super Mobile is 149% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2080 Super Mobile is 138% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2080 Super Mobile is 141% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 60 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.97 36.68
Recency 2 September 2014 2 April 2020
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 190 Watt 150 Watt

RTX 2080 Super Mobile has a 130% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 133% more advanced lithography process, and 27% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 285 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 285 is a desktop graphics card while GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile is a notebook one.

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