AMD Radeon R9 285 Asus Strix OC 2GB Edition

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5

Getting one of these Radeon R9 285 Asus Strix OC 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.

Radeon R9 285 Asus Strix OC 2GB Edition is capable of DirectX 12 gaming requirements.

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

How many years will the Radeon R9 285 Asus Strix OC 2GB Edition graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the Radeon R9 285 Asus Strix OC 2GB Edition in your PC? Its upgrade time for the Radeon R9 285 Asus Strix OC 2GB Edition, assuming you are a modern day gamer.

FPS System Benchmark

76 FPS

High

Game

Grand Theft Auto V

The Radeon R9 285 Asus Strix OC 2GB Edition is released on the 02 Sep 2014

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GPU

Architecture

GCN 1.2 Tonga PRO

Process

28nm

TMUs

112

Texture Rate

107 GTexel/s

ROPs

Pixel Rate

31 GPixel/s

Shader
Processing Units

1792

Driver Support

Release Price

Compatibility

Direct X

DX 12.0

Shader

5.0

Open GL

4.5

Resolution (WxH)

4096x2160

Notebook GPU

SLI/Crossfire

Yes the Radeon R9 285 Asus Strix OC 2GB Edition graphics card can run in parallel to other GPUs using Nvidia SLI or AMD Crossfire technology

Dedicated

Integrated

Memory

2048 MB

Memory Speed

1400 MHz

Memory Bus

256 Bit

Memory Type

GDDR5

Memory Bandwidth

179.2GB/sec

L2 Cache

768KB

Display Connectors

VGA Connection

DVI Connection

HDMI Connection

DisplayPort Connection

Clock Speeds

Core Speed

954 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 Asus Strix OC 2GB Edition Game Requirement Analysis

Overview
Radeon R9 285 Asus Strix OC 2GB Edition is a special edition of AMD's high-end Radeon R9 285 2GB, created by Asus. It features a new Cooling Solution and overclocking out of the box. Read below to know more.

Overclock Out of The Box
The Central Unit now runs at 954MHz, instead of 918MHz while the Memory Clock was left untouched.

Cooling Solution
The reference AMD Single-Fan Cooling System has been replaced by Asus's DirectCU II Dual Fan Cooling Solution. This means the card runs cooler under load.

Performance
Benchmarks indicate a 2% performance over the reference Radeon R9 285 2GB Edition.

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Radeon R9 285 Asus Strix OC 2GB Edition vs Avg. AAA Game System Requirements

Avg. AAA Recommended Requirements

CPU

Core i3-9350KF 4-Core 4.0GHz

Graphics Card

Radeon R9 290

41%

RAM

11GB

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Roihmic

Roihmic's Rig
Saved at: Jun-06-2015

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i3-4130 3.4GHz

GFX

GeForce GT 630 Palit 2GB Edition oc: 5%

RAM

4GB DDR3 1333MHz

RES

1680 x 1050
width x height

Phone

Sony Xperia ion LTE

Roihmic's Game Library

11:42 Jun-06-2015

This or Nvidia GTX 960 Asus Strix 2gb?

penoys

penoys's Rig
Saved at: Apr-26-2019

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i7-7700HQ 4-Core 2.8GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 1070M

RAM

32GB DDR4 2400MHz

RES

3840 x 2160
width x height

penoys's Game Library

19:38 Jun-06-2015

I would pick whichever is cheaper!
Or whether you can get the 960 with a free game and whether you care about that

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