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AMD Radeon R9 285

The AMD Radeon R9 285 is a graphics card released on September 2, 2014, built on the GCN architecture using a 28 nm process. It has a boost clock of 918 MHz and a 190 W board power rating. It scores 6,680 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 12.

GCNTonga Pro28 nm

6/10 key specs recorded · 34 facts

Depth: 25 recorded fields, 1 feature, 5 PassMark workloads

Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark, AMD.com Specifications and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 6 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

PassMark Videocard Benchmark AMD.com Specifications Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09)PassMark Videocard Benchmark

Shading units

n/a

Memory

n/a

GDDR5 · 256-bit

Boost clock

n/a

918 MHz base

Board power

190 W

Performance

The AMD Radeon R9 285 scores 6,680 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 84.5% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked, measured across 1 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 597.

PassMark G3D Mark

6,680

Faster than 84.5% of 2,658 GPUs
1 samples

0relative to the fastest GPU on record (41,928)

PassMark workload tests

DirectX 9 99 fps

reference: fastest recorded 526 fps · faster than 75.5% of 1,675 GPUs

DirectX 10 30 fps

reference: fastest recorded 231 fps · faster than 67% of 1,602 GPUs

DirectX 11 43 fps

reference: fastest recorded 362 fps · faster than 67.4% of 1,430 GPUs

DirectX 12 38 fps

reference: fastest recorded 213 fps · faster than 73.1% of 1,274 GPUs

GPU Compute 2,435 ops/s

reference: fastest recorded 26,591 ops/s · faster than 68.4% of 1,447 GPUs

Averages of PassMark PerformanceTest submissions; frames/sec are PassMark test-scene rates, not game FPS. Tests PassMark does not report for this card are omitted. PassMark listing

In the PassMark workload tests the AMD Radeon R9 285 averages DirectX 9 99 fps, DirectX 10 30 fps, DirectX 11 43 fps, DirectX 12 38 fps and GPU Compute 2,435 ops/s, across 1 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.

As stated by PassMark

First benchmarked 2021-05-17

Samples 1

PassMark listing (collected 2026-10-01)

Not to be confused with

This page covers the AMD Radeon R9 285 specifically. It is a different product from AMD Radeon R9 285 / 380, AMD Radeon R9 285X, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.

Graphics processor

Architecture GCN

Codename Tonga Pro

Chip Not recorded

Process node 28 nm

Transistors 5,000 M

Die size 359 mm²

The AMD Radeon R9 285 is based on the GCN architecture, uses the Tonga Pro graphics processor, is manufactured on a 28 nm process, contains 5,000 million transistors and has a die size of 359 mm².

Shader configuration

Shading units Not recorded

Compute units Not recorded

Streaming multiprocessors Not recorded

Execution units Not recorded

Texture units (TMUs) 112

Render output units (ROPs) 32

Ray tracing cores Not recorded

Tensor / AI cores Not recorded

XMX engines Not recorded

Infinity cache Not recorded

The AMD Radeon R9 285 112 texture mapping units and 32 render output units.

The AMD Radeon R9 285 does not use XMX engines; those are specific to Intel Arc graphics.

Clock speeds

Base clock 918 MHz

Boost clock Not recorded

Game clock Not recorded

Memory clock Not recorded

Effective memory clock Not recorded

The AMD Radeon R9 285 runs at a base clock of 918 MHz.

Memory

Size Not recorded

Type GDDR5

Bus width 256-bit

Bandwidth Not recorded

The AMD Radeon R9 285 uses a 256-bit memory bus.

Board and power

The AMD Radeon R9 285 has a board power rating of 190 W.

Board power (TDP) 190 W

Total board power Not recorded

Suggested PSU Not recorded

Power connectors Not recorded

Slot width Not recorded

Length Not recorded

Width Not recorded

Height Not recorded

Cooler Not recorded

Max temperature Not recorded

Bus interface Not recorded

Market

Launched September 2, 2014

Launch price $249

Status Not recorded

Form factor Not recorded

Segment Desktop

Series Radeon

The AMD Radeon R9 285 was released on September 2, 2014 and launched at a price of $249.

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 6,680

PassMark G2D 597

Rank Not recorded

Samples 1

Graphics and compute APIs

The AMD Radeon R9 285 supports DirectX 12.

DirectX 12

CUDA is an NVIDIA technology and does not apply to the AMD Radeon R9 285. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the AMD Radeon R9 285. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the AMD Radeon R9 285.

Media engine

Feex holds no codec support statement for the AMD Radeon R9 285.

AMD Unified Video Decoder SupportedAMD's older dedicated video-decoding block found on many GCN-era and earlier Radeon GPUs.

Not listed: H.264 (AVC), HEVC (H.265), AV1 and VP9. No source Feex holds states whether the AMD Radeon R9 285 supports these codecs; that is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.

Media engines recorded for the AMD Radeon R9 285: AMD Unified Video Decoder.

Frequently asked questions

How much power does the AMD Radeon R9 285 use and what power supply does it need?

The AMD Radeon R9 285 has a board power rating of 190 W.

How fast is the AMD Radeon R9 285?

The AMD Radeon R9 285 scores 6,680 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 84.5% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 38 fps.

When was the AMD Radeon R9 285 released and how much did it cost at launch?

The AMD Radeon R9 285 was released on September 2, 2014 and launched at a price of $249.

Corrections to this record

After an audit, 1 empty field was filled from sources. Each change is listed with its old value, new value, rule and sources.

1 filled value

Architecture: GCN (was Not recorded). Rule: Architecture from chip codename. chip Tonga -> GCN 3. Sources: Wikipedia: List of AMD graphics processing units (revision 1376670003).

The audit log is public: all changes for this GPU, the corrections overview and the method.