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AMD logo Radeon R9 280
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AMD logo Radeon R9 270

AMD Radeon R9 280 logo AMD Radeon R9 270 logo
General information Radeon R9 280 Radeon R9 270
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 15 % 1000 MHz 0 %
Boost Clock 1072 MHz 0 % 1070 MHz 0.2 %
Effective Clock 6000 MHz 0 % 6000 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 R9 270
Overall Score 36522 0 % 33264 8.9 %
Future Proof 20 % 33.3 % 30 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 13339 0 % 11065 17 %
2D Benchmark Score 691.7 0 % 642.4 7.1 %
Average DirectX performance 43 FPS 0 % 35.6 FPS 17.3 %
DirectX 9 performance 85.3 FPS 0 % 74.2 FPS 13 %
DirectX 10 performance 29.7 FPS 0 % 18.9 FPS 36.3 %
DirectX 11 performance 31.2 FPS 0 % 27.1 FPS 13.3 %
DirectX 12 performance 25.8 FPS 0 % 22.1 FPS 14.4 %
Graphic card computing 2460.7 operations/s 0 % 1760 operations/s 28.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 280, Radeon R9 270.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 280 Radeon R9 270
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 77.4 FPS 68.8 FPS
High settings 139.2 FPS 123.9 FPS
Medium settings 167.1 FPS 148.7 FPS
Low settings 233.9 FPS 208.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 11 %

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 R9 270.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 280 Radeon R9 270
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 60.4 FPS 54.8 FPS
High settings 108.7 FPS 98.7 FPS
Medium settings 130.4 FPS 118.4 FPS
Low settings 182.6 FPS 165.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 9.2 %
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