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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The editors liked
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
Can't cope with 4K
Power-hungry
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Published: 2014-09-16, Author: Ryan , review by: anandtech.com
Throughout our entire review we've been calling the Radeon R9 285 a lateral for AMD, and as we've seen in our results this is for a good reason. Despite all of the architectural and feature changes between the R9 285 and its R9 280 predecessor – everythin...
Brings TrueAudio and other modern AMD features to the $249 price point, Consistently edged out GeForce GTX 760, Lower power rating than Radeon R9 280 it replaces
Base graphics specs are similar to those of aging R9 280
AMD's $249 Radeon R9 285 delivers modern features (such as support for TrueAudio and FreeSync) found on other AMD cards, and performance that edges out Nvidia's GeForce GTX 760. But given its familiar specs, it won't significantly outpace the Radeon R9 2...
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Published: 2014-09-02, Author: Marco , review by: hothardware.com
Very Good Performance, Game Bundle, New Features, Relatively Power Friendly, Quiet
Not Always Faster Than R9 280
The Sapphire Radeon R9 285 Dual-X -- Find It @ AmazonAMD is expecting Radeon R9 285 cards with 2GB of memory to be available immediately at price points started at $249. The custom Sapphire model we tested is already available for about $259 and cards wit...
The existing Radeon R9 280 already had a slight performance edge over the GeForce GTX 760. Based on the eight games that we tested with the GTX 760 was just a few frames per second faster in two, while it was a few frames slower in the rest. Still at $240...
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Published: 2014-09-02, Author: Scott , review by: Techreport.com
I haven't yet had time to test the Radeon R9 285 as extensively as I'd like. I had to throw together this review in a few days after finishing up the Core i7-5960X, and there just wasn't time to test more games or display resolutions. That said, I think ...
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Published: 2014-09-02, Author: Ryan , review by: pcper.com
AMD's Radeon R9 285 is a evolutionary design in a few ways. It is a further enhancement of the GCN architecture even when compared to the design of the Radeon R9 290 and 290X with improved 4K video support. AMD was able to tweak the ISA and improve comput...
Published: 2014-09-02, Author: Joel , review by: extremetech.com
Abstract: Ever since AMD launched the Hawaii family of GPUs (R9 290 and R9 290X) the company has maintained a bifurcated structure. Certain features, like TrueAudio and the new superior XDMA engine for Crossfire support have been present on some GPU models but not...
Published: 2014-09-02, Author: Steven , review by: kotaku.com
Abstract: With the series having already exploded onto the market this year, a new Radeon 200 graphics card may not make for the most exciting headline, but this one is a little different than most other Radeon 200s considering it isn't a rebadged HD 7000. Coden...
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....
When you look at the Radeon R9-285 overall, performance, Eyefinity features, PCIe gen 3 compatibility and all other stuff then we can only conclude that we like these cards belong in the mainstream to high-end (and certainly not enthusiast) graphics card ...
