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AMD logo Radeon R9 280
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6970

AMD Radeon R9 280 logo AMD Radeon HD 6970 logo
General information Radeon R9 280 Radeon HD 6970
Launched Q2 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 850 MHz 3.4 % 880 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 6000 MHz 0 % 1425 MHz 76.3 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 200 W 20 % 250 W 0 %
Length 297 mm 0 % 297 mm 0 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 33.3 % 3 0 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 4-way 0 %
Performance Radeon R9 280 Radeon HD 6970
Overall Score 36522 0 % 27068 25.9 %
Future Proof 20 % 4.8 % 21 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 13339 0 % 7327 45.1 %
2D Benchmark Score 691.7 0 % 425.6 38.5 %
Average DirectX performance 43 FPS 0 % 27.2 FPS 36.9 %
DirectX 9 performance 85.3 FPS 0 % 67.5 FPS 20.9 %
DirectX 10 performance 29.7 FPS 0 % 20 FPS 32.7 %
DirectX 11 performance 31.2 FPS 0 % 21.1 FPS 32.3 %
DirectX 12 performance 25.8 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 2460.7 operations/s 0 % 1502.4 operations/s 38.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 280, Radeon HD 6970.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 280 Radeon HD 6970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 77.4 FPS 52.8 FPS
High settings 139.2 FPS 95.0 FPS
Medium settings 167.1 FPS 114.0 FPS
Low settings 233.9 FPS 159.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 31.8 %

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 280, Radeon HD 6970.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 280 Radeon HD 6970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 60.4 FPS 44.2 FPS
High settings 108.7 FPS 79.5 FPS
Medium settings 130.4 FPS 95.4 FPS
Low settings 182.6 FPS 133.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 26.8 %
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