Testseek.co.uk have collected 126 expert reviews of the AMD Radeon R9 285 2GB GDDR5 PCIe and the average rating is 78%. Scroll down and see all reviews for AMD Radeon R9 285 2GB GDDR5 PCIe.
November 2014
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Performance on par with Radeon R9 280. New features including TrueAudio and bridgeless CrossFire. Lower power usage and improved performance-per-watt
Great 1080p and 1440p performance
Three free games
Slightly quicker than GTX 760
Not as many models as GTX 760
The editors didn't like
Lower raw memory bandwidth than Radeon R9 280 that may result in slightly lower performance in some cases. 2 GB of onboard RAM instead of 3 GB. Does not notably increase performance over Radeon R9 280 on average
Our performance charts show that the R9 285 is neck and neck with the GTX 760, or if not then slightly better overall, but differences will be hard to spot – they're small and game-dependent. Specifically referring to this Powercolor model now, it's hones...
Performance on par with Radeon R9 280. New features including TrueAudio and bridgeless CrossFire. Lower power usage and improved performance-per-watt
Lower raw memory bandwidth than Radeon R9 280 that may result in slightly lower performance in some cases. 2 GB of onboard RAM instead of 3 GB. Does not notably increase performance over Radeon R9 280 on average
A good $250 replacement for the Radeon R9 280 that doesn't up the ante when it comes to game performance, but adds new features and lower power usage to the mix.$259.99 Amazon...
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Important to note, all the pricing information below comes from Newegg and excludes sales. If pricing in your country or region differs from the Newegg's pricing in the US, which it likely will, then please draw your own conclusions based on the performan...
It's no surprise that Far Cry 4 will tax your PC hardware, particularly considering its predecessor. However, if you're not gaming on a high-resolution monitor, you can muster an enjoyable experience from Nvidia's sub-$100 GeForce GT 730 GDDR5 at 720p. Ev...
Abstract: AMD recently released the R9 285 with the 28nm Tonga Pro GPU, destined to serve as its mid-range enthusiast offering. The Tonga GPU is brand new and is replacing the venerable but aging Tahiti GPU. The 285 will pretty much take the standard 280's place in...
Abstract: Announced over the summer when AMD was celebrating their 30 years of graphics celebration was the Radeon R9 285, a $250 graphics card built on the company's latest GCN graphics processor technology to replace the Radeon R9 280. We finally have our hands o...
Published: 2014-09-30, Author: Brian , review by: pcmag.com
Comes with TrueAudio and FreeSync. Consistently edged out GeForce GTX 760 on the tests. Lower power rating than the GPU it replaces.
Base graphics specs are similar to those of aging AMD Radeon R9 280
The AMD Radeon R9 285 brings modern features like TrueAudio and FreeSync to AMD's midrange gaming GPU, but it's not a big improvement from the previous Radeon card or similarly priced competition....
