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AMD logo Radeon R9 280
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AMD logo Radeon R7 370

AMD Radeon R9 280 logo AMD Radeon R7 370 logo
General information Radeon R9 280 Radeon R7 370
Launched Q2 2012 Q4 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 20.9 % 1075 MHz 0 %
Boost Clock 1072 MHz 0 % 1070 MHz 0.2 %
Effective Clock 6000 MHz 89.3 % 56000 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 200 W 0 % 150 W 25 %
Length 297 mm 0 % 264 mm 11.1 %
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 R7 370
Overall Score 36522 0 % 33673 7.8 %
Future Proof 20 % 33.3 % 30 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 13339 0 % 11339 15 %
2D Benchmark Score 691.7 0 % 643.1 7 %
Average DirectX performance 43 FPS 0 % 37.2 FPS 13.6 %
DirectX 9 performance 85.3 FPS 0 % 80.2 FPS 5.9 %
DirectX 10 performance 29.7 FPS 0 % 19.2 FPS 35.6 %
DirectX 11 performance 31.2 FPS 0 % 28.1 FPS 9.9 %
DirectX 12 performance 25.8 FPS 0 % 21.1 FPS 18.2 %
Graphic card computing 2460.7 operations/s 0 % 1965.8 operations/s 20.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 280, Radeon R7 370.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 280 Radeon R7 370
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 77.4 FPS 69.9 FPS
High settings 139.2 FPS 125.8 FPS
Medium settings 167.1 FPS 151.0 FPS
Low settings 233.9 FPS 211.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 9.7 %

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 R7 370.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 280 Radeon R7 370
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 60.4 FPS 55.5 FPS
High settings 108.7 FPS 99.9 FPS
Medium settings 130.4 FPS 119.9 FPS
Low settings 182.6 FPS 167.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 8.1 %
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