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AMD logo Radeon R9 280X
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6850

AMD Radeon R9 280X logo AMD Radeon HD 6850 logo
General information Radeon R9 280X Radeon HD 6850
Launched Q3 2012 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 3072 MB 0 % 1024 MB 66.7 %
Core Clock 1000 MHz 0 % 775 MHz 22.5 %
Effective Clock 6400 MHz 0 % 1100 MHz 82.8 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 250 W 0 % 127 W 49.2 %
Length 310 mm 0 % 260 mm 16.1 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Case Slots 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 2-way 50 %
Performance Radeon R9 280X Radeon HD 6850
Overall Score 38469 0 % 22572 41.3 %
Future Proof 21 % 0 % 21 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 14799 0 % 5095 65.6 %
2D Benchmark Score 724.9 0 % 431 40.5 %
Average DirectX performance 47.6 FPS 0 % 19.5 FPS 58.9 %
DirectX 9 performance 93.1 FPS 0 % 50.3 FPS 45.9 %
DirectX 10 performance 32.3 FPS 0 % 13.9 FPS 57 %
DirectX 11 performance 34.9 FPS 0 % 14 FPS 59.8 %
DirectX 12 performance 30.2 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 2880.1 operations/s 0 % 893.1 operations/s 69 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 280X, Radeon HD 6850.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 280X Radeon HD 6850
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 82.5 FPS 41.3 FPS
High settings 148.5 FPS 74.3 FPS
Medium settings 178.2 FPS 89.2 FPS
Low settings 249.5 FPS 124.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 50 %

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, Radeon HD 6850.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 280X Radeon HD 6850
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 63.7 FPS 36.5 FPS
High settings 114.7 FPS 65.7 FPS
Medium settings 137.7 FPS 78.8 FPS
Low settings 192.7 FPS 110.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 42.8 %
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