GTX285 vs well, everything else

[RavenSEAL]

This baby's got 1GB GDDR3 512-BIT, for $270, is there ANYTHING that will outperform this baby for the price? DX11 is the last thing i care about.

 

[tyl998]

I thought that GTX285 only supports DX10?

 

[Lonyo]

Yes, lots of things.
GTX470, HD5870, HD6870, GTX460 (all flavours in some circumstances, including 768MB), HD5850, HD6850.
Not all of those will beat it all the time, but the ones that don't are also much cheaper (~$200 or less), and are only slightly behind.

Also 512-bit means nothing.

 

[CVSiN]

199 bucks for a GTX460 1 GB GDDR5 DX 11 card that beats it on most benches..

yeh I got a 285 rotting in a drawer.

not going back from my SLI 460s

 

[tyl998]

I'll take your 285 Especially if it can act as my PhysX card for my SLI 460s...

 

[SlowSpyder]

$270 is way too much.

A quick look on Newegg shows that there are 5850's, 5870's, 6850's, GTX460's, and GTX470's that are all cheaper, and they are faster. The Radeon 6870 is about $10 more and faster as well.

The GTX285 isn't a bad part, but it is a ripoff at $270.

 

[bryanW1995]

Yes, lots of things.
GTX470, HD5870, HD6870, GTX460 (all flavours in some circumstances, including 768MB), HD5850, HD6850.
Not all of those will beat it all the time, but the ones that don't are also much cheaper (~$200 or less), and are only slightly behind.

Also 512-bit means nothing.

gtx 460 of any kind isn't a competitor for gtx 285 unless you're at lower resolution and/or you oc the tar out of it. the 768 mb version is ~ gtx 275 at mid/low res and can't even hang with that at higher res.

 

[RavenSEAL]

199 bucks for a GTX460 1 GB GDDR5 DX 11 card that beats it on most benches..

yeh I got a 285 rotting in a drawer.

not going back from my SLI 460s

Can i have it then? Pretty please :wub:

I payz for da shippin :awe:

 

[notty22]

gtx 460 of any kind isn't a competitor for gtx 285 unless you're at lower resolution and/or you oc the tar out of it. the 768 mb version is ~ gtx 275 at mid/low res and can't even hang with that at higher res.

It(gtx275) can in this game suite : @725 mhz
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GeForce_GTX_460_Cyclone_OC_768_MB/31.html

edit: I would wait for the 384 core gtx 560 for a replacement for a gtx 285, then a o/c version will easily beat a 285 without any fuss (heat/noise)

 

[Lonyo]

gtx 460 of any kind isn't a competitor for gtx 285 unless you're at lower resolution and/or you oc the tar out of it. the 768 mb version is ~ gtx 275 at mid/low res and can't even hang with that at higher res.

Crysis
http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/graph4008/33813.png
http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/graph4008/33814.png

Battleforge DX10
http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/graph4008/33819.png
http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/graph4008/33820.png

HAWX
http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/graph4008/33825.png
http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/graph4008/33826.png

In Mass Effect 2 and Wolfenstein the 768MB GTX460 loses to the GTX460, but in 3 of the 5 tests, it beats it (from the GTX580 review on AT, the other tests are all DX11 cards only).
I did say in some games. In some games a stock GTX460 768MB does beat a GTX285.

 

[betasub]

Heh, the old 2900 cards had 512bit memory. But it is (slow) GDDR3 compared to much faster DDR5 on modern high-end cards.

 

[Sylvanas]

It has a 512bit bus that means it's faster than everything, like those 1GB FX5200's they were the fastest in their day too.

 

[taltamir]

check this: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/GPU/87

the GTX 285 is pretty near the bottom.
please note that where it says GTX 285 SLI it is TWO GTX285 cards working together.
feel free to check other benchmarks if crysis isn't your preferred benchmark.

 

[Skurge]

Heh, the old 2900 cards had 512bit memory. But it is (slow) GDDR3 compared to much faster DDR5 on modern high-end cards.

There was a 2Ghz GDDR4 version of it. It didn't make much difference.

 

[betasub]

^ True for the 2900. But the GTX285 is stuck with GDDR3 (albeit 2.5GHz effective).

 

[RaistlinZ]

Was a killer card in its day, but now on par with the $180.00 6850, which runs cooler and supports DX 11.

 

[CVSiN]

I'll take your 285 Especially if it can act as my PhysX card for my SLI 460s...

that's exactly what I was going to use it for..
however its so damn big it wont fit in my 3rd slot.

 

[jacktesterson]

This baby's got 1GB GDDR3 512-BIT, for $270, is there ANYTHING that will outperform this baby for the price? DX11 is the last thing i care about.

ummm..... I'd take a 470 or 6870 anyday at similar price...


512bit yes, but DDR3

 

[Seero]

270 is too much. A single 1Gb 460 beats it, about 199. I will sell my gtx285 ssc to you at 259.99 USD, and I will pay shipping.

 

[Ben90]

Your such a bad salesman. You should have posted some insanely texture heavy games where the 285 beats even a 480 and touted it as the best card ever.... Then since you "don't game anymore" you are willing to take a loss and sell it for a mere 259.99 USD