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AMD Radeon R9 285 Sapphire Dual-X 2GB Edition

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Getting one of these Radeon R9 285 Sapphire Dual-X 2GB Edition graphics cards allows the gamer to run indie system requirements and some less demanding AAA titles. In today’s PC hardware terms these are considered middle range for gaming performance.

This card meets game requirements up to DirectX 12.

This low performing GPU is unable to play any of the most demanding games available today.

How many years will the Radeon R9 285 Sapphire Dual-X 2GB Edition graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the Radeon R9 285 Sapphire Dual-X 2GB Edition in your PC? You should definitely consider replacing this Radeon R9 285 Sapphire Dual-X 2GB Edition graphics card, if it is still in your gaming PC.

FPS System Benchmark
74 FPS
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The Radeon R9 285 Sapphire Dual-X 2GB Edition is released on the 02 Sep 2014
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Architecture
GCN 1.2 Tonga PRO
Process
28nm
TMUs
112
Texture Rate
103 GTexel/s
ROPs
32
Pixel Rate
29 GPixel/s
Shader
Processing Units
1792
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Compatibility
Direct X
DX 12.0
Shader
5.0
Open GL
4.5
Resolution (WxH)
4096x2160
Notebook GPU
SLI/Crossfire
Dedicated
Integrated
Memory
Memory
2048 MB
Memory Speed
1375 MHz
Memory Bus
256 Bit
Memory Type
GDDR5
Memory Bandwidth
176GB/sec
L2 Cache
768KB
Display Connectors
VGA Connection
0
DVI Connection
2
HDMI Connection
1
DisplayPort Connection
Clock Speeds
Core Speed
918 MHz
Power
Max Power
190 Watts
PSU
500 Watt & 33 Amps
Power Connector
2x 6-pin
Recommended Hardware
Best CPU Match
Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz
Best RAM Match
8 GB
Best Resolution
1920 x 1080
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Radeon R9 285 Sapphire Dual-X 2GB Edition Game Requirement Analysis

Radeon R9 285 Sapphire Dual-X 2GB Edition is a special edition of the high-end Radeon R9 285 2GB.


It offers no overclock out of the box and therefore it performs like the reference AMD Radeon R9 285 2GB.


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