AMD Radeon R9 M470X vs AMD Radeon R9 285

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 M470X and AMD Radeon R9 285 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 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 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M470X

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • Around 9% higher core clock speed: 1000 MHz vs 918 MHz
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
  • Around 9% higher memory clock speed: 6000 MHz vs 5500 MHz
  • Around 22% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3715 vs 3043
  • Around 22% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3715 vs 3043
  • Around 21% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3359 vs 2782
  • Around 21% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3359 vs 2782
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 15 May 2016 vs 2 September 2014
Core clock speed 1000 MHz vs 918 MHz
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz vs 5500 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3715 vs 3043
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3715 vs 3043
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3359 vs 2782
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3359 vs 2782

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 285

  • Around 67% higher texture fill rate: 102.8 GTexel / s vs 61.6 GTexel / s
  • 2x more pipelines: 1792 vs 896
  • Around 67% better floating-point performance: 3,290 gflops vs 1,971 gflops
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 6680 vs 3244
  • Around 40% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 597 vs 426
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 102.8 GTexel / s vs 61.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines 1792 vs 896
Floating-point performance 3,290 gflops vs 1,971 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 6680 vs 3244
PassMark - G2D Mark 597 vs 426

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 M470X
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 285

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
3244
6680
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
426
597
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3715
3043
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3715
3043
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3359
2782
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3359
2782
Name AMD Radeon R9 M470X AMD Radeon R9 285
PassMark - G3D Mark 3244 6680
PassMark - G2D Mark 426 597
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3715 3043
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3715 3043
Geekbench - OpenCL 57109
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3359 2782
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3359 2782
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 72.799
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1474.632
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 6.369
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 91.954
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 391.399
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 6474
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 6474
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2778

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon R9 M470X AMD Radeon R9 285

Essentials

Architecture GCN 2.0 GCN 3.0
Code name Strato Tonga
Launch date 15 May 2016 2 September 2014
Place in performance rating 462 464
Type Laptop Desktop
Design AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Launch price (MSRP) $249

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1100 MHz
Core clock speed 1000 MHz 918 MHz
Floating-point performance 1,971 gflops 3,290 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 896 1792
Texture fill rate 61.6 GTexel / s 102.8 GTexel / s
Transistor count 2,080 million 5,000 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 190 Watt

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size large
Length 221 mm
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_0) 12
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 96 GB / s 176.0 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 5500 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

DirectCompute 5.0
HD3D
LiquidVR
TressFX
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)