AMD Radeon R9 285 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 285 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, Geekbench - OpenCL.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 285

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
  • Around 3% higher core clock speed: 918 MHz vs 889 MHz
  • Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 190 Watt vs 250 Watt
  • 785.7x more memory clock speed: 5500 MHz vs 7.0 GB/s
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 597 vs 594
  • Around 14% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1474.632 vs 1293.474
  • 4.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 91.954 vs 22.384
  • Around 35% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 391.399 vs 290.861
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 2 September 2014 vs 18 February 2014
Core clock speed 918 MHz vs 889 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 190 Watt vs 250 Watt
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz vs 7.0 GB/s
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 597 vs 594
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 72.799 vs 72.677
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1474.632 vs 1293.474
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 91.954 vs 22.384
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 391.399 vs 290.861

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK

  • 2.1x more texture fill rate: 213 billion / sec vs 102.8 GTexel / s
  • Around 61% higher pipelines: 2880 vs 1792
  • Around 72% better floating-point performance: 5,645 gflops vs 3,290 gflops
  • 3x more maximum memory size: 6 GB vs 2 GB
  • Around 35% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 9047 vs 6680
  • Around 25% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 7.988 vs 6.369
  • Around 35% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 8721 vs 6474
  • Around 21% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3679 vs 3043
  • Around 21% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3353 vs 2782
  • Around 35% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 8721 vs 6474
  • Around 21% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3679 vs 3043
  • Around 21% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3353 vs 2782
  • Around 11% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 3095 vs 2778
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 213 billion / sec vs 102.8 GTexel / s
Pipelines 2880 vs 1792
Floating-point performance 5,645 gflops vs 3,290 gflops
Maximum memory size 6 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 9047 vs 6680
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 7.988 vs 6.369
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 8721 vs 6474
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3679 vs 3043
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3353 vs 2782
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 8721 vs 6474
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3679 vs 3043
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3353 vs 2782
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 3095 vs 2778

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 285
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
6680
9047
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
597
594
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
72.799
72.677
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1474.632
1293.474
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6.369
7.988
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
91.954
22.384
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
391.399
290.861
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6474
8721
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3043
3679
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2782
3353
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6474
8721
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3043
3679
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2782
3353
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
2778
3095
Name AMD Radeon R9 285 NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK
PassMark - G3D Mark 6680 9047
PassMark - G2D Mark 597 594
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 72.799 72.677
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1474.632 1293.474
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 6.369 7.988
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 91.954 22.384
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 391.399 290.861
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 6474 8721
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3043 3679
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2782 3353
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 6474 8721
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3043 3679
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2782 3353
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2778 3095
Geekbench - OpenCL 26079

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon R9 285 NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK

Essentials

Architecture GCN 3.0 Kepler
Code name Tonga GK110B
Design AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Launch date 2 September 2014 18 February 2014
Launch price (MSRP) $249 $999
Place in performance rating 445 442
Type Desktop Desktop
Price now $999.99
Value for money (0-100) 10.82

Technical info

Core clock speed 918 MHz 889 MHz
Floating-point performance 3,290 gflops 5,645 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 1792 2880
Texture fill rate 102.8 GTexel / s 213 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 190 Watt 250 Watt
Transistor count 5,000 million 7,080 million
Boost clock speed 980 MHz
CUDA cores 2880

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort, One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI...
VGA
Audio input for HDMI Internal
G-SYNC support
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 221 mm 10.5" (26.7 cm)
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin One 8-pin and one 6-pin
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)

API support

DirectX 12 12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 6 GB
Memory bandwidth 176.0 GB / s 336 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 7.0 GB/s
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5

Technologies

HD3D
LiquidVR
TressFX
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
3D Gaming
3D Vision
3D Vision Live
Adaptive VSync
Blu Ray 3D
CUDA
FXAA
GPU Boost
TXAA