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AMD logo Radeon R9 280
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AMD logo Radeon RX 560

AMD Radeon R9 280 logo AMD Radeon RX 560 logo
General information Radeon R9 280 Radeon RX 560
Launched Q2 2012 Q1 2017
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Memory 3072 MB 25 % 4096 MB 0 %
Core Clock 850 MHz 27.7 % 1175 MHz 0 %
Boost Clock 1072 MHz 19.8 % 1336 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 % 80 W 60 %
Length 297 mm 0 % 240 mm 19.2 %
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 560
Overall Score 36522 0 % 30700 15.9 %
Future Proof 20 % 60.8 % 51 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 13339 0 % 9425 29.3 %
2D Benchmark Score 691.7 0 % 494.5 28.5 %
Average DirectX performance 43 FPS 0 % 29.1 FPS 32.4 %
DirectX 9 performance 85.3 FPS 0 % 56.5 FPS 33.8 %
DirectX 10 performance 29.7 FPS 0 % 16 FPS 46 %
DirectX 11 performance 31.2 FPS 0 % 23.9 FPS 23.5 %
DirectX 12 performance 25.8 FPS 0 % 19.9 FPS 22.8 %
Graphic card computing 2460.7 operations/s 0 % 1490.3 operations/s 39.4 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 280, Radeon RX 560.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 280 Radeon RX 560
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 77.4 FPS 61.9 FPS
High settings 139.2 FPS 111.4 FPS
Medium settings 167.1 FPS 133.6 FPS
Low settings 233.9 FPS 187.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 20 %

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 560.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 280 Radeon RX 560
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 60.4 FPS 50.3 FPS
High settings 108.7 FPS 90.5 FPS
Medium settings 130.4 FPS 108.6 FPS
Low settings 182.6 FPS 152.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 16.8 %
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