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AMD logo Radeon R9 280X
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AMD logo Radeon HD 3850

AMD Radeon R9 280X logo AMD Radeon HD 3850 logo
General information Radeon R9 280X Radeon HD 3850
Launched Q3 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 1000 MHz 0 % 668 MHz 33.2 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 10.1
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 3.3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 250 W 0 % 75 W 70 %
Performance Radeon R9 280X Radeon HD 3850
Overall Score 38469 0 % 10076 73.8 %
Future Proof 21 % 0 % 16 % 23.8 %
Benchmark Score 14799 0 % 1015 93.1 %
2D Benchmark Score 724.9 0 % 30 95.9 %
Average DirectX performance 47.6 FPS 0 % 4.5 FPS 90.5 %
DirectX 9 performance 93.1 FPS 0 % 16 FPS 82.8 %
DirectX 10 performance 32.3 FPS 0 % 2 FPS 93.8 %
DirectX 11 performance 34.9 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
DirectX 12 performance 30.2 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 2880.1 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, Radeon HD 3850.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 280X Radeon HD 3850
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 82.5 FPS 13.2 FPS
High settings 148.5 FPS 23.7 FPS
Medium settings 178.2 FPS 28.5 FPS
Low settings 249.5 FPS 39.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 84 %

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 3850.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 280X Radeon HD 3850
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 63.7 FPS 15.1 FPS
High settings 114.7 FPS 27.1 FPS
Medium settings 137.7 FPS 32.6 FPS
Low settings 192.7 FPS 45.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 76.3 %
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