NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M SLI vs AMD Radeon R9 M390

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General info

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

Place in performance ranking416638
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for moneyno data1.61
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code namePitcairnN10E-GTX
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date9 June 2015 (8 years old)2 March 2009 (15 years old)
Current priceno data$149
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

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 cores1024256
Core clock speedno data576 MHz
Number of transistors5000 Million1508 Million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data150 Watt

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M390 and GeForce GTX 285M SLI compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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 sizelargelarge
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1020 MHz
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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.

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Technologies

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

AppAcceleration-no data
Enduro-no data
FreeSync1no data
HD3D+no data
PowerTune+no data
DualGraphics1no data
TrueAudio-no data
ZeroCore+no data
Switchable graphics1no data

API support

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

DirectXDirectX® 1210
OpenGL4.4no data
OpenCLNot Listedno data
Mantle+no data
CUDAno 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:

Full HD43
−39.5%
60
+39.5%
4K20
+150%
8−9
−150%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+186%
7−8
−186%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+175%
12−14
−175%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+73.3%
14−16
−73.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+213%
8−9
−213%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+225%
8−9
−225%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+143%
14−16
−143%
Hitman 3 24−27
+178%
9−10
−178%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+186%
7−8
−186%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+90.9%
10−12
−90.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+325%
4−5
−325%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+186%
7−8
−186%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+175%
12−14
−175%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+73.3%
14−16
−73.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+213%
8−9
−213%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+225%
8−9
−225%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+143%
14−16
−143%
Hitman 3 24−27
+178%
9−10
−178%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+186%
7−8
−186%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+133%
6−7
−133%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+90.9%
10−12
−90.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 31
+244%
9−10
−244%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+325%
4−5
−325%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+186%
7−8
−186%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+175%
12−14
−175%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+213%
8−9
−213%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+225%
8−9
−225%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+143%
14−16
−143%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18
+100%
9−10
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+325%
4−5
−325%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Hitman 3 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Battlefield 5 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+240%
5−6
−240%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Hitman 3 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
+140%
5−6
−140%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5 0−1
Battlefield 5 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

This is how R9 M390 and GTX 285M SLI compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 285M SLI is 39.5% faster than R9 M390

4K resolution:

  • R9 M390 is 150% faster than GTX 285M SLI

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the R9 M390 is 1300% faster than the GTX 285M SLI.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, R9 M390 surpassed GTX 285M SLI in all 59 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 9.80 4.20
Recency 9 June 2015 2 March 2009
Pipelines / CUDA cores 1024 256
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm

The Radeon R9 M390 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 285M SLI in performance tests.


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