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AMD logo Radeon R9 280X
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AMD logo Radeon HD 7970

AMD Radeon R9 280X logo AMD Radeon HD 7970 logo
General information Radeon R9 280X Radeon HD 7970
Launched Q3 2012 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 3072 MB 0 % 3072 MB 0 %
Core Clock 1000 MHz 0 % 1000 MHz 0 %
Boost Clock 1150 MHz 0 % 975 MHz 15.2 %
Effective Clock 6400 MHz 3 % 6600 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 250 W 0 % 250 W 0 %
Length 310 mm 3.1 % 320 mm 0 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 3 0 % 3 0 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 4-way 0 %
Performance Radeon R9 280X Radeon HD 7970
Overall Score 38469 0 % 36822 4.3 %
Future Proof 21 % 0 % 21 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 14798 0 % 13558 8.4 %
2D Benchmark Score 728.5 0.4 % 731.5 0 %
Average DirectX performance 47.9 FPS 0 % 39 FPS 18.6 %
DirectX 9 performance 94.8 FPS 0 % 56.3 FPS 40.6 %
DirectX 10 performance 31.7 FPS 0 % 31.2 FPS 1.4 %
DirectX 11 performance 35.3 FPS 27.7 % 48.8 FPS 0 %
DirectX 12 performance 30 FPS 0 % 19.7 FPS 34.4 %
Graphic card computing 2883 operations/s 11.2 % 3246.8 operations/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 280X, Radeon HD 7970.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 280X Radeon HD 7970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 82.5 FPS 78.2 FPS
High settings 148.5 FPS 140.7 FPS
Medium settings 178.2 FPS 168.8 FPS
Low settings 249.5 FPS 236.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 5.2 %

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, Radeon HD 7970.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 280X Radeon HD 7970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 63.7 FPS 60.9 FPS
High settings 114.7 FPS 109.6 FPS
Medium settings 137.7 FPS 131.5 FPS
Low settings 192.7 FPS 184.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 4.5 %
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