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AMD logo Radeon R9 280
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AMD logo Radeon RX 460

AMD Radeon R9 280 logo AMD Radeon RX 460 logo
General information Radeon R9 280 Radeon RX 460
Launched Q2 2012 Q3 2016
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Memory 3072 MB 25 % 4096 MB 0 %
Core Clock 850 MHz 22 % 1090 MHz 0 %
Boost Clock 1072 MHz 14.6 % 1256 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 6000 MHz 14.3 % 7000 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.5
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 200 W 0 % 75 W 62.5 %
Length 297 mm 0 % 238 mm 19.9 %
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 RX 460
Overall Score 36522 0 % 32554 10.9 %
Future Proof 20 % 58.3 % 48 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 13339 0 % 10598 20.5 %
2D Benchmark Score 691.7 0 % 569.4 17.7 %
Average DirectX performance 43 FPS 0 % 32.4 FPS 24.7 %
DirectX 9 performance 85.3 FPS 0 % 61.4 FPS 28.1 %
DirectX 10 performance 29.7 FPS 0 % 17.8 FPS 40.1 %
DirectX 11 performance 31.2 FPS 0 % 27.2 FPS 12.7 %
DirectX 12 performance 25.8 FPS 0 % 23.2 FPS 10.1 %
Graphic card computing 2460.7 operations/s 0 % 1667.3 operations/s 32.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 280, Radeon RX 460.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 280 Radeon RX 460
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 77.4 FPS 67.0 FPS
High settings 139.2 FPS 120.6 FPS
Medium settings 167.1 FPS 144.7 FPS
Low settings 233.9 FPS 202.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 13.4 %

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 RX 460.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 280 Radeon RX 460
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 60.4 FPS 53.6 FPS
High settings 108.7 FPS 96.5 FPS
Medium settings 130.4 FPS 115.8 FPS
Low settings 182.6 FPS 162.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 11.2 %
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