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AMD logo Radeon RX 480
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AMD logo Radeon R9 280

AMD Radeon RX 480 logo AMD Radeon R9 280 logo
General information Radeon RX 480 Radeon R9 280
Launched Q2 2016 Q2 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 8192 MB 0 % 3072 MB 62.5 %
Core Clock 1266 MHz 0 % 850 MHz 32.9 %
Boost Clock 1342 MHz 0 % 1072 MHz 20.1 %
Effective Clock 8400 MHz 0 % 6000 MHz 28.6 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.5 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 W 25 % 200 W 0 %
Length 310 mm 0 % 297 mm 4.2 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 4-way 0 %
Performance Radeon RX 480 Radeon R9 280
Overall Score 47210 0 % 36522 22.6 %
Future Proof 46 % 0 % 20 % 56.5 %
Benchmark Score 22288 0 % 13339 40.2 %
2D Benchmark Score 774.9 0 % 691.7 10.7 %
Average DirectX performance 65.6 FPS 0 % 43 FPS 34.4 %
DirectX 9 performance 121.2 FPS 0 % 85.3 FPS 29.6 %
DirectX 10 performance 42.7 FPS 0 % 29.7 FPS 30.4 %
DirectX 11 performance 57.8 FPS 0 % 31.2 FPS 46 %
DirectX 12 performance 40.7 FPS 0 % 25.8 FPS 36.6 %
Graphic card computing 3641.9 operations/s 0 % 2460.7 operations/s 32.4 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon RX 480, Radeon R9 280.

Average frames per second Radeon RX 480 Radeon R9 280
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 106.0 FPS 77.4 FPS
High settings 190.8 FPS 139.2 FPS
Medium settings 228.9 FPS 167.1 FPS
Low settings 320.5 FPS 233.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 27 %

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 RX 480, Radeon R9 280.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon RX 480 Radeon R9 280
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 78.7 FPS 60.4 FPS
High settings 141.7 FPS 108.7 FPS
Medium settings 170.0 FPS 130.4 FPS
Low settings 238.0 FPS 182.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 23.3 %
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