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AMD logo Radeon R9 280
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AMD logo Radeon HD 7870 XT

AMD Radeon R9 280 logo AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT logo
General information Radeon R9 280 Radeon HD 7870 XT
Launched Q2 2012 Q2 2013
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 3072 MB 0 % 2048 MB 33.3 %
Core Clock 850 MHz 8.1 % 925 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 6000 MHz 0 % 6000 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11.2
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 200 W 0 % 185 W 7.5 %
Length 297 mm 0 % 275 mm 7.4 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 2-way 50 %
Performance Radeon R9 280 Radeon HD 7870 XT
Overall Score 36522 0 % 33983 7 %
Future Proof 20 % 23.1 % 26 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 13339 0 % 11548 13.4 %
2D Benchmark Score 691.7 0 % 661 4.4 %
Average DirectX performance 43 FPS 0 % 33.3 FPS 22.5 %
DirectX 9 performance 85.3 FPS 0 % 48.7 FPS 43 %
DirectX 10 performance 29.7 FPS 0 % 26.5 FPS 10.8 %
DirectX 11 performance 31.2 FPS 24.2 % 41.2 FPS 0 %
DirectX 12 performance 25.8 FPS 0 % 17 FPS 34.3 %
Graphic card computing 2460.7 operations/s 11.1 % 2768.3 operations/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 280, Radeon HD 7870 XT.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 280 Radeon HD 7870 XT
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 77.4 FPS 70.7 FPS
High settings 139.2 FPS 127.3 FPS
Medium settings 167.1 FPS 152.8 FPS
Low settings 233.9 FPS 213.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 8.6 %

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 7870 XT.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 280 Radeon HD 7870 XT
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 60.4 FPS 56.0 FPS
High settings 108.7 FPS 100.9 FPS
Medium settings 130.4 FPS 121.0 FPS
Low settings 182.6 FPS 169.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 7.2 %
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