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AMD logo Radeon R9 280X
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AMD logo Radeon HD 8990

AMD Radeon R9 280X logo AMD Radeon HD 8990 logo
General information Radeon R9 280X Radeon HD 8990
Launched Q3 2012 Q4 2013
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 3072 MB 0 % 3072 MB 0 %
Core Clock 1000 MHz 0 % 950 MHz 5 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11.1
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 250 W 33.3 % 375 W 0 %
Performance Radeon R9 280X Radeon HD 8990
Overall Score 38469 0 % 36702 4.6 %
Future Proof 21 % 30 % 30 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 14798 0 % 13470 9 %
2D Benchmark Score 728.5 0 % 658 9.7 %
Average DirectX performance 47.9 FPS 0 % 43.1 FPS 10.1 %
DirectX 9 performance 94.8 FPS 0 % 75.2 FPS 20.6 %
DirectX 10 performance 31.7 FPS 4 % 33 FPS 0 %
DirectX 11 performance 35.3 FPS 23.7 % 46.2 FPS 0 %
DirectX 12 performance 30 FPS 0 % 18 FPS 40.1 %
Graphic card computing 2883 operations/s 0 % 2608.3 operations/s 9.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 280X, Radeon HD 8990.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 280X Radeon HD 8990
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 82.5 FPS 77.9 FPS
High settings 148.5 FPS 140.2 FPS
Medium settings 178.2 FPS 168.2 FPS
Low settings 249.5 FPS 235.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 5.6 %

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 280X, Radeon HD 8990.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 280X Radeon HD 8990
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 63.7 FPS 60.7 FPS
High settings 114.7 FPS 109.2 FPS
Medium settings 137.7 FPS 131.1 FPS
Low settings 192.7 FPS 183.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 4.8 %
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