NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 is a graphics card released on January 15, 2009, built on the Tesla architecture using a 55 nm process. It has 240 shading units, 1 GB of GDDR3 memory on a 512-bit bus, 159.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 648 MHz and a 204 W board power rating. It scores 1,453 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 10 and OpenGL 3.3.
Depth: 38 recorded fields, 2 PassMark workloads
Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 9 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.
Performance
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 scores 1,453 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 60.6% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #1,205), measured across 832 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 64.
PassMark workload tests
In the PassMark workload tests the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 averages DirectX 9 29 fps and DirectX 10 9 fps, across 832 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.
As stated by PassMark
PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 states the PCIe 2.0 x16 interface, up to 1 GB of memory, a core clock of 648 MHz, DirectX 10 and OpenGL 3.3, first benchmarked on 2009-04-02. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.
Not to be confused with
This page covers the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 specifically. It is a different product from NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 Mac Edition, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285X2, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.
Graphics processor
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 is based on the Tesla architecture, uses the GT200-350-B3 graphics processor, is manufactured on a 55 nm process, contains 1,400 million transistors and has a die size of 470 mm².
Shader configuration
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 has 240 shading units, 80 texture mapping units and 32 render output units.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 does not use XMX engines; those are specific to Intel Arc graphics. Infinity Cache is an AMD architectural feature and does not apply to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285. Feex has no recorded ray tracing core count for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285.
Clock speeds
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 runs at a base clock of 648 MHz.
Memory
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 is equipped with 1 GB of GDDR3 memory, uses a 512-bit memory bus and delivers 159.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth.
Board and power
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 has a board power rating of 204 W and it connects over PCIe 2.0 x16.
Market
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 was released on January 15, 2009 and launched at a price of $359.
Benchmarks
Graphics and compute APIs
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 supports DirectX 10 and OpenGL 3.3.
Feex has no recorded CUDA compute capability for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285.
Naming and aliases
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 (Prerelease - WDDM 1.1).
Frequently asked questions
How much VRAM does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 have?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 has 1 GB of GDDR3 memory on a 512-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 159.0 GB/s.
How much power does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 use and what power supply does it need?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 has a board power rating of 204 W.
How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 scores 1,453 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 60.6% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #1,205.
What bus interface does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 use?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 connects over PCIe 2.0 x16.
When was the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 released and how much did it cost at launch?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 was released on January 15, 2009 and launched at a price of $359.
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.
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- Architecture: Tesla (was Not recorded). Rule: Architecture from chip codename. chip GT200 -> Tesla. Sources: Wikipedia: List of Nvidia graphics processing units (revision 1377107724); Wikipedia: List of Nvidia desktop graphics processing units (revision 1375708460).
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