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 |
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PassMark - G2D Mark |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) |
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3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score |
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Name | AMD Radeon RX 560 | AMD Radeon R9 285 |
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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 | |
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Essentials |
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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 |
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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 |
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Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
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VGA | ||
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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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 |
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DirectX | 12 | 12 |
OpenCL | 2.0 | |
OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.5 |
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Memory |
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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 |
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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 |