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AMD logo Radeon R9 280X
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AMD logo Radeon HD 5870

AMD Radeon R9 280X logo AMD Radeon HD 5870 logo
General information Radeon R9 280X Radeon HD 5870
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 % 2048 MB 33.3 %
Core Clock 1000 MHz 0 % 875 MHz 12.5 %
Effective Clock 6400 MHz 0 % 1200 MHz 81.3 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 250 W 0 % 228 W 8.8 %
Length 310 mm 0 % 279 mm 10 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Case Slots 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 4-way 0 %
Performance Radeon R9 280X Radeon HD 5870
Overall Score 38469 0 % 23927 37.8 %
Future Proof 21 % 0 % 21 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 14799 0 % 5725 61.3 %
2D Benchmark Score 724.9 0 % 408.8 43.6 %
Average DirectX performance 47.6 FPS 0 % 20.5 FPS 57 %
DirectX 9 performance 93.1 FPS 0 % 52 FPS 44.1 %
DirectX 10 performance 32.3 FPS 0 % 16 FPS 50.2 %
DirectX 11 performance 34.9 FPS 0 % 13.9 FPS 60.2 %
DirectX 12 performance 30.2 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 2880.1 operations/s 0 % 1031.9 operations/s 64.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 280X, Radeon HD 5870.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 280X Radeon HD 5870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 82.5 FPS 44.7 FPS
High settings 148.5 FPS 80.5 FPS
Medium settings 178.2 FPS 96.6 FPS
Low settings 249.5 FPS 135.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 45.8 %

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 5870.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 280X Radeon HD 5870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 63.7 FPS 38.8 FPS
High settings 114.7 FPS 69.8 FPS
Medium settings 137.7 FPS 83.8 FPS
Low settings 192.7 FPS 117.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 39.1 %
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