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AMD logo Radeon R9 280
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AMD logo FirePro W8000

AMD Radeon R9 280 logo AMD FirePro W8000 logo
General information Radeon R9 280 FirePro W8000
Launched Q2 2012 Q1 2013
Used in Desktop Workstation
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 3072 MB 25 % 4096 MB 0 %
Core Clock 850 MHz 5.6 % 900 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 6000 MHz 0 % 5500 MHz 8.3 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11.1
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 200 W 0 % 189 W 5.5 %
Length 297 mm 0 % 279 mm 6.1 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 1 66.7 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
Performance Radeon R9 280 FirePro W8000
Overall Score 36522 0 % 32530 10.9 %
Future Proof 20 % 20 % 25 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 13339 0 % 10582 20.7 %
2D Benchmark Score 691.7 0 % 466.8 32.5 %
Average DirectX performance 43 FPS 0 % 35.9 FPS 16.5 %
DirectX 9 performance 85.3 FPS 0 % 67.4 FPS 21 %
DirectX 10 performance 29.7 FPS 0 % 24 FPS 19.2 %
DirectX 11 performance 31.2 FPS 0.1 % 31.2 FPS 0 %
DirectX 12 performance 25.8 FPS 0 % 21 FPS 18.7 %
Graphic card computing 2460.7 operations/s 0 % 2035.8 operations/s 17.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 280, FirePro W8000.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 280 FirePro W8000
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 77.4 FPS 66.9 FPS
High settings 139.2 FPS 120.5 FPS
Medium settings 167.1 FPS 144.6 FPS
Low settings 233.9 FPS 202.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 13.5 %

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 280, FirePro W8000.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 280 FirePro W8000
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 60.4 FPS 53.6 FPS
High settings 108.7 FPS 96.4 FPS
Medium settings 130.4 FPS 115.7 FPS
Low settings 182.6 FPS 162.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 11.3 %
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