AMD Radeon RX 560 vs AMD Radeon R9 285

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 560 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, Geekbench - OpenCL, 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 560

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • Around 19% higher core clock speed: 1090-1175 MHz vs 918 MHz
  • 793.8x more texture fill rate: 81.60 GTexel/s vs 102.8 GTexel / s
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 2.4x lower typical power consumption: 60-80 Watt vs 190 Watt
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
  • Around 27% higher memory clock speed: 7000 MHz vs 5500 MHz
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6571 vs 6474
  • Around 21% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3688 vs 3043
  • Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3352 vs 2782
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6571 vs 6474
  • Around 21% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3688 vs 3043
  • Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3352 vs 2782
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 April 2017 vs 2 September 2014
Core clock speed 1090-1175 MHz vs 918 MHz
Texture fill rate 81.60 GTexel/s vs 102.8 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 60-80 Watt vs 190 Watt
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz vs 5500 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 6571 vs 6474
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3688 vs 3043
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3352 vs 2782
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 6571 vs 6474
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3688 vs 3043
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3352 vs 2782

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 285

  • Around 75% higher pipelines: 1792 vs 1024
  • 1265.4x better floating-point performance: 3,290 gflops vs 2.6 TFLOPs
  • Around 83% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 6680 vs 3646
  • Around 21% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 597 vs 494
  • Around 28% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 72.799 vs 56.81
  • Around 90% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1474.632 vs 775.281
  • Around 38% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 6.369 vs 4.602
  • Around 43% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 91.954 vs 64.428
  • Around 52% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 391.399 vs 257.062
  • Around 54% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 2778 vs 1803
Specifications (specs)
Pipelines 1792 vs 1024
Floating-point performance 3,290 gflops vs 2.6 TFLOPs
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 6680 vs 3646
PassMark - G2D Mark 597 vs 494
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 72.799 vs 56.81
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1474.632 vs 775.281
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 6.369 vs 4.602
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 91.954 vs 64.428
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 391.399 vs 257.062
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2778 vs 1803

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 560
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 285

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
3646
6680
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
494
597
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
56.81
72.799
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
775.281
1474.632
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4.602
6.369
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
64.428
91.954
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
257.062
391.399
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6571
6474
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3688
3043
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3352
2782
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6571
6474
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3688
3043
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3352
2782
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
1803
2778
Name AMD Radeon RX 560 AMD Radeon R9 285
PassMark - G3D Mark 3646 6680
PassMark - G2D Mark 494 597
Geekbench - OpenCL 57671
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 56.81 72.799
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 775.281 1474.632
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 4.602 6.369
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 64.428 91.954
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 257.062 391.399
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 6571 6474
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3688 3043
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3352 2782
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 6571 6474
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3688 3043
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3352 2782
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1803 2778

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon RX 560 AMD Radeon R9 285

Essentials

Architecture GCN 4.0 GCN 3.0
Code name Polaris 21 Tonga
Design Radeon RX 500 Series AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
GCN generation 4th Gen
Launch date 18 April 2017 2 September 2014
Launch price (MSRP) $99 $249
Place in performance rating 522 444
Price now $104.99
Type Desktop, Laptop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 54.35

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1200-1275 MHz
Compute units 14/16
Core clock speed 1090-1175 MHz 918 MHz
Floating-point performance 2.6 TFLOPs 3,290 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 1024 1792
Pixel fill rate 20.40 GP/s
Render output units 16
Stream Processors 896/1024
Texture fill rate 81.60 GTexel/s 102.8 GTexel / s
Texture Units 64
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 60-80 Watt 190 Watt
Transistor count 3,000 million 5,000 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bridgeless CrossFire
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 170 mm 221 mm
Recommended system power (PSU) 450 Watt
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin

API support

DirectX 12 12
OpenCL 2.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 176.0 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 5500 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5

Technologies

4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
AppAcceleration
CrossFire
FreeSync
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 4K Support
LiquidVR
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
HD3D
TressFX