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AMD logo Radeon R9 280
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AMD logo Radeon HD 3850

AMD Radeon R9 280 logo AMD Radeon HD 3850 logo
General information Radeon R9 280 Radeon HD 3850
Launched Q2 2012 Q4 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 3072 MB 0 % 1024 MB 66.7 %
Core Clock 850 MHz 0 % 668 MHz 21.4 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 10.1
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 3.3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 200 W 0 % 75 W 62.5 %
Performance Radeon R9 280 Radeon HD 3850
Overall Score 36523 0 % 10076 72.4 %
Future Proof 20 % 0 % 16 % 20 %
Benchmark Score 13339 0 % 1015 92.4 %
2D Benchmark Score 695.1 0 % 30 95.7 %
Average DirectX performance 43.5 FPS 0 % 4.5 FPS 89.6 %
DirectX 9 performance 86.8 FPS 0 % 16 FPS 81.5 %
DirectX 10 performance 29.9 FPS 0 % 2 FPS 93.3 %
DirectX 11 performance 31 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
DirectX 12 performance 26.2 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 2470.6 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 280, Radeon HD 3850.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 280 Radeon HD 3850
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 77.4 FPS 13.2 FPS
High settings 139.3 FPS 23.7 FPS
Medium settings 167.1 FPS 28.5 FPS
Low settings 233.9 FPS 39.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 83 %

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 3850.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 280 Radeon HD 3850
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 60.4 FPS 15.1 FPS
High settings 108.7 FPS 27.1 FPS
Medium settings 130.4 FPS 32.6 FPS
Low settings 182.6 FPS 45.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 75 %
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