HD Graphics vs Radeon R9 285

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 285 and HD Graphics, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 285
2014
2 GB GDDR5, 190 Watt
15.94
+2114%

R9 285 outperforms HD Graphics by a whopping 2114% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3581204
Place by popularitynot in top-10045
Cost-effectiveness evaluation7.68no data
Power efficiency6.391.57
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)Generation 7.0 (2012−2013)
GPU code nameTongaIvy Bridge GT1
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date2 September 2014 (11 years ago)1 April 2012 (13 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 cores179248
Core clock speed918 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1050 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million392 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)190 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate102.86.300
Floating-point processing power3.29 TFLOPS0.1008 TFLOPS
ROPs321
TMUs1126
L1 Cache448 KBno data
L2 Cache512 KBno 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length221 mmno data
Width2-slotIGP
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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount2 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1375 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth176.0 GB/sno data
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+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)11.1 (11_0)
Shader Model6.55.0
OpenGL4.64.0
OpenCL2.11.2
Vulkan1.2.1701.1.80

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 15.94
+2114%
HD Graphics 0.72

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.

R9 285 6680
+2127%
HD Graphics Samples: 763 300

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
+2757%
HD Graphics 300

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.94 0.72
Recency 2 September 2014 1 April 2012
Chip lithography 28 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 190 Watt 35 Watt

R9 285 has a 2113.9% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 years.

HD Graphics, on the other hand, has a 27.3% more advanced lithography process, and 442.9% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R9 285 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics in performance tests.

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