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AMD logo Radeon R9 280
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AMD logo Radeon R9 270X

AMD Radeon R9 280 logo AMD Radeon R9 270X logo
General information Radeon R9 280 Radeon R9 270X
Launched Q2 2012 Q4 2013
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 3072 MB 25 % 4096 MB 0 %
Core Clock 850 MHz 15 % 1000 MHz 0 %
Boost Clock 1072 MHz 9.2 % 1180 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 6000 MHz 0 % 6000 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 200 W 0 % 180 W 10 %
Length 297 mm 3.6 % 308 mm 0 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 2-way 50 %
Performance Radeon R9 280 Radeon R9 270X
Overall Score 36543 0 % 35557 2.7 %
Future Proof 20 % 33.3 % 30 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 13354 0 % 12643 5.3 %
2D Benchmark Score 693.8 0 % 607.1 12.5 %
Average DirectX performance 43 FPS 0 % 39.6 FPS 7.9 %
DirectX 9 performance 85.7 FPS 0 % 84.6 FPS 1.2 %
DirectX 10 performance 29.7 FPS 0 % 20 FPS 32.7 %
DirectX 11 performance 30.7 FPS 0 % 30 FPS 2.4 %
DirectX 12 performance 25.8 FPS 0 % 23.8 FPS 7.8 %
Graphic card computing 2497.8 operations/s 0 % 2180.2 operations/s 12.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 280, Radeon R9 270X.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 280 Radeon R9 270X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 77.8 FPS 75.2 FPS
High settings 140.1 FPS 135.4 FPS
Medium settings 168.1 FPS 162.5 FPS
Low settings 235.4 FPS 227.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 3.4 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for Radeon R9 280, Radeon R9 270X.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 280 Radeon R9 270X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 60.9 FPS 59.2 FPS
High settings 109.6 FPS 106.6 FPS
Medium settings 131.5 FPS 127.9 FPS
Low settings 184.2 FPS 179.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 2.8 %
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