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AMD logo Radeon R9 280X
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NVIDIA logo GeForce GTX 680

AMD Radeon R9 280X logo NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 logo
General information Radeon R9 280X GeForce GTX 680
Launched Q3 2012 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD NVIDIA
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 3072 MB 25 % 4096 MB 0 %
Core Clock 1000 MHz 0.6 % 1006 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 6400 MHz 3.1 % 6608 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.5
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 250 W 0 % 195 W 22 %
Length 310 mm 0 % 303 mm 2.3 %
Cooling Fans 3 40 % 5 0 %
Case Slots 3 0 % 3 0 %
Performance Radeon R9 280X GeForce GTX 680
Overall Score 38458 0 % 37821 1.7 %
Future Proof 21 % 0 % 21 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 14790 0 % 14305 3.3 %
2D Benchmark Score 727.8 0 % 534.7 26.5 %
Average DirectX performance 47.8 FPS 0 % 45 FPS 6 %
DirectX 9 performance 94.4 FPS 0 % 88.3 FPS 6.5 %
DirectX 10 performance 31.8 FPS 0 % 21.8 FPS 31.4 %
DirectX 11 performance 35.3 FPS 27.6 % 48.8 FPS 0 %
DirectX 12 performance 29.8 FPS 0 % 21 FPS 29.6 %
Graphic card computing 2911 operations/s 0 % 2638.9 operations/s 9.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 280X, GeForce GTX 680.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 280X GeForce GTX 680
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 83.2 FPS 81.5 FPS
High settings 149.8 FPS 146.8 FPS
Medium settings 179.8 FPS 176.1 FPS
Low settings 251.7 FPS 246.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 2 %

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 280X, GeForce GTX 680.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 280X GeForce GTX 680
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 64.2 FPS 63.1 FPS
High settings 115.5 FPS 113.5 FPS
Medium settings 138.6 FPS 136.2 FPS
Low settings 194.0 FPS 190.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.7 %
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