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AMD logo Radeon R9 280X
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AMD Radeon R9 280X logo AMD Radeon HD 4850 logo
General information Radeon R9 280X Radeon HD 4850
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 % 625 MHz 37.5 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 10.1
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 3.3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 250 W 0 % 110 W 56 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 1 66.7 %
Case Slots 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 2-way 50 %
Performance Radeon R9 280X Radeon HD 4850
Overall Score 38470 0 % 15518 59.7 %
Future Proof 21 % 0 % 21 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 14800 0 % 2408 83.7 %
2D Benchmark Score 727.1 0 % 81.4 88.8 %
Average DirectX performance 47.8 FPS 0 % 8.3 FPS 82.6 %
DirectX 9 performance 94.3 FPS 0 % 29.3 FPS 69 %
DirectX 10 performance 32 FPS 0 % 4 FPS 87.6 %
DirectX 11 performance 35.2 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
DirectX 12 performance 29.7 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 2897.4 operations/s 0 % 0 operations/s 100 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 280X, Radeon HD 4850.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 280X Radeon HD 4850
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 82.7 FPS 24.2 FPS
High settings 148.9 FPS 43.6 FPS
Medium settings 178.7 FPS 52.3 FPS
Low settings 250.1 FPS 73.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 70.7 %

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 4850.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 280X Radeon HD 4850
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 63.9 FPS 24.2 FPS
High settings 114.9 FPS 43.6 FPS
Medium settings 137.9 FPS 52.3 FPS
Low settings 193.1 FPS 73.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 62.1 %
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