Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire vs R9 285

Place in performance ranking	296	312
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	16.15	32.48
Architecture	GCN 3.0 (2014−2017)	GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code name	Tonga	Wimbledon XT
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	2 September 2014 (9 years ago)	1 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$249	no data
Current price	$85 (0.3x MSRP)	$126

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 7970M Crossfire has 101% 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	2560
Core clock speed	918 MHz	850 MHz
Number of transistors	5,000 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	190 Watt	200 Watt
Texture fill rate	102.8	no data
Floating-point performance	3,290 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 285 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire 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
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	221 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5.5 GB/s	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	176.0 GB/s	no data
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	no data
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	11.1
Shader Model	6.5	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.1	no data
Vulkan	1.2.170	no data

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	140−150 +6.1%	132 −6.1%
Full HD	120−130 +5.3%	114 −5.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27
+19%

21−24

−19%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +18.5%	27−30 −18.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 +12.5%	24−27 −12.5%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +15.6%	45−50 −15.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +18.5%	27−30 −18.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +19%	21−24 −19%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +8.6%	35−40 −8.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +10%	40−45 −10%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +15.4%	65−70 −15.4%
Hitman 3	30−35 +14.8%	27−30 −14.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 +16.4%	55−60 −16.4%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +8%	50−55 −8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +12.5%	40−45 −12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +13.3%	45−50 −13.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +13.3%	45−50 −13.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +18.5%	27−30 −18.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 +12.5%	24−27 −12.5%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +15.6%	45−50 −15.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +18.5%	27−30 −18.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +19%	21−24 −19%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +8.6%	35−40 −8.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +10%	40−45 −10%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +15.4%	65−70 −15.4%
Hitman 3	30−35 +14.8%	27−30 −14.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 +16.4%	55−60 −16.4%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +8%	50−55 −8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +12.5%	40−45 −12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +13.3%	45−50 −13.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +13.3%	30−33 −13.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +13.3%	45−50 −13.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +18.5%	27−30 −18.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 +12.5%	24−27 −12.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +18.5%	27−30 −18.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +19%	21−24 −19%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +8.6%	35−40 −8.6%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +15.4%	65−70 −15.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 +16.4%	55−60 −16.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +13.3%	45−50 −13.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +13.3%	30−33 −13.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +13.3%	45−50 −13.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

45−50
+12.5%

40−45

−12.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +14.8%	27−30 −14.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 +11.1%	27−30 −11.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +14.3%	14−16 −14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +8.3%	24−27 −8.3%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +14.8%	27−30 −14.8%
Hitman 3	18−20 +18.8%	16−18 −18.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +10%	30−33 −10%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +20.8%	24−27 −20.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 +11.1%	27−30 −11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +21.4%	14−16 −21.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27
+8.3%

24−27

−8.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +14.3%	14−16 −14.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Hitman 3	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +21.4%	14−16 −21.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +25%	12−14 −25%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +22.2%	18−20 −22.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +21.4%	14−16 −21.4%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +25%	12−14 −25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%