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General information Radeon R9 280X GeForce 8400 GS
Launched Q3 2012 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD NVIDIA
Memory 3072 MB 0 % 512 MB 83.3 %
Core Clock 1000 MHz 0 % 450 MHz 55 %
Effective Clock 6400 MHz 0 % 1580 MHz 75.3 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 10
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 3.3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 250 W 0 % 40 W 84 %
Length 310 mm 0 % 170 mm 45.2 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 1 66.7 %
Case Slots 3 0 % 1 66.7 %
Performance Radeon R9 280X GeForce 8400 GS
Overall Score 38466 0 % 6250 83.8 %
Future Proof 21 % 0 % 21 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 14796 0 % 391 97.4 %
2D Benchmark Score 735.8 0 % 25 96.6 %
Average DirectX performance 47.3 FPS 0 % 1.5 FPS 96.8 %
DirectX 9 performance 92.3 FPS 0 % 3 FPS 96.8 %
DirectX 10 performance 31.8 FPS 0 % 3 FPS 90.6 %
DirectX 11 performance 35.1 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
DirectX 12 performance 29.9 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 2856.7 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, GeForce 8400 GS.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 280X GeForce 8400 GS
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 82.9 FPS 7.7 FPS
High settings 149.1 FPS 13.8 FPS
Medium settings 179.0 FPS 16.6 FPS
Low settings 250.6 FPS 23.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 90.7 %

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, GeForce 8400 GS.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 280X GeForce 8400 GS
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 64.2 FPS 7.7 FPS
High settings 115.6 FPS 13.9 FPS
Medium settings 138.8 FPS 16.7 FPS
Low settings 194.3 FPS 23.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 88 %
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