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AMD logo Radeon R9 280X
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6990

AMD Radeon R9 280X logo AMD Radeon HD 6990 logo
General information Radeon R9 280X Radeon HD 6990
Launched Q3 2012 Q1 2011
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 % 830 MHz 17 %
Effective Clock 6400 MHz 0 % 1250 MHz 80.5 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 250 W 33.3 % 375 W 0 %
Length 310 mm 2.2 % 317 mm 0 %
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 6990
Overall Score 38469 0 % 27900 27.5 %
Future Proof 21 % 0 % 11 % 47.6 %
Benchmark Score 14798 0 % 7784 47.4 %
2D Benchmark Score 728.5 0 % 634.4 12.9 %
Average DirectX performance 47.9 FPS 0 % 40.1 FPS 16.4 %
DirectX 9 performance 94.8 FPS 21.4 % 120.6 FPS 0 %
DirectX 10 performance 31.7 FPS 0 % 18.9 FPS 40.3 %
DirectX 11 performance 35.3 FPS 0 % 20.8 FPS 41.1 %
DirectX 12 performance 30 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 2883 operations/s 0 % 1152.4 operations/s 60 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 280X, Radeon HD 6990.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 280X Radeon HD 6990
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 82.5 FPS 54.7 FPS
High settings 148.5 FPS 98.4 FPS
Medium settings 178.2 FPS 118.1 FPS
Low settings 249.5 FPS 165.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 33.7 %

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 6990.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 280X Radeon HD 6990
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 63.7 FPS 45.5 FPS
High settings 114.7 FPS 81.9 FPS
Medium settings 137.7 FPS 98.2 FPS
Low settings 192.7 FPS 137.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 28.6 %
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