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AMD logo Radeon R9 280X
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AMD logo Radeon HD 5550

AMD Radeon R9 280X logo AMD Radeon HD 5550 logo
General information Radeon R9 280X Radeon HD 5550
Launched Q3 2012 Q2 2010
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 % 650 MHz 35 %
Effective Clock 6400 MHz 0 % 1600 MHz 75 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 250 W 0 % 39 W 84.4 %
Length 310 mm 0 % 267 mm 13.9 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 1 66.7 %
Case Slots 3 0 % 1 66.7 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 2-way 50 %
Performance Radeon R9 280X Radeon HD 5550
Overall Score 38470 0 % 9869 74.3 %
Future Proof 21 % 0 % 6 % 71.4 %
Benchmark Score 14800 0 % 974 93.4 %
2D Benchmark Score 727.1 0 % 185.9 74.4 %
Average DirectX performance 47.6 FPS 0 % 4 FPS 91.6 %
DirectX 9 performance 94 FPS 0 % 10.9 FPS 88.4 %
DirectX 10 performance 31.7 FPS 0 % 1 FPS 96.9 %
DirectX 11 performance 35 FPS 0 % 4 FPS 88.5 %
DirectX 12 performance 29.7 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 2888.8 operations/s 0 % 216.9 operations/s 92.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 280X, Radeon HD 5550.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 280X Radeon HD 5550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 82.5 FPS 12.8 FPS
High settings 148.5 FPS 23.0 FPS
Medium settings 178.2 FPS 27.6 FPS
Low settings 249.5 FPS 38.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 84.5 %

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 5550.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 280X Radeon HD 5550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 63.9 FPS 14.5 FPS
High settings 114.9 FPS 26.1 FPS
Medium settings 137.9 FPS 31.3 FPS
Low settings 193.1 FPS 43.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 77.3 %
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