r9 280 vs 285

namicle · Mar 28, 2015

I was wondering what card would give me the best performance. I'm planning to overclock the card. Some test point to the 280 and other point to the 285. I'm mostly going to be playing fps (bf4, dayz, etc).

280
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127789

285
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131595

spentshells · Mar 28, 2015

280 is a more powerful card. 285 is more efficient. There is no reason aside from saving a few dollars a year in power to buy the 285

xidiliar · Mar 30, 2015

I would go with the 280 for the sole reason that the 285 is only a 2GB card and the 280 has 3GB.