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AMD logo Radeon R9 280X
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AMD logo Radeon R7 260

AMD Radeon R9 280X logo AMD Radeon R7 260 logo
General information Radeon R9 280X Radeon R7 260
Launched Q3 2012 Q3 2014
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 3072 MB 0 % 1024 MB 66.7 %
Core Clock 1000 MHz 0 % 1000 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 6400 MHz 0 % 6000 MHz 6.3 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 250 W 0 % 95 W 62 %
Length 310 mm 0 % 220 mm 29 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Case Slots 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 2-way 50 %
Performance Radeon R9 280X Radeon R7 260
Overall Score 38469 0 % 27334 28.9 %
Future Proof 21 % 40 % 35 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 14799 0 % 7472 49.5 %
2D Benchmark Score 724.9 0 % 555.1 23.4 %
Average DirectX performance 47.6 FPS 0 % 21.6 FPS 54.7 %
DirectX 9 performance 93.1 FPS 0 % 31.2 FPS 66.5 %
DirectX 10 performance 32.3 FPS 0 % 17.3 FPS 46.4 %
DirectX 11 performance 34.9 FPS 0 % 26.8 FPS 23.3 %
DirectX 12 performance 30.2 FPS 0 % 11 FPS 63.6 %
Graphic card computing 2880.1 operations/s 0 % 1814.5 operations/s 37 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 280X, Radeon R7 260.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 280X Radeon R7 260
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 82.5 FPS 53.4 FPS
High settings 148.5 FPS 96.2 FPS
Medium settings 178.2 FPS 115.4 FPS
Low settings 249.5 FPS 161.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 35.2 %

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 R7 260.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 280X Radeon R7 260
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 63.7 FPS 44.6 FPS
High settings 114.7 FPS 80.4 FPS
Medium settings 137.7 FPS 96.4 FPS
Low settings 192.7 FPS 135.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 29.9 %
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