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AMD logo Radeon R9 280X
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AMD logo Radeon HD 7990

AMD Radeon R9 280X logo AMD Radeon HD 7990 logo
General information Radeon R9 280X Radeon HD 7990
Launched Q3 2012 Q2 2013
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 3072 MB 0 % 3072 MB 0 %
Core Clock 1000 MHz 0 % 950 MHz 5 %
Boost Clock 1150 MHz 0 % 1000 MHz 13 %
Effective Clock 6400 MHz 3 % 6600 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11.2
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 250 W 33.3 % 375 W 0 %
Length 310 mm 3.1 % 320 mm 0 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 3 0 % 3 0 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 2-way 50 %
Performance Radeon R9 280X Radeon HD 7990
Overall Score 38458 0 % 37907 1.4 %
Future Proof 21 % 19.2 % 26 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 14790 0 % 14369 2.8 %
2D Benchmark Score 727.8 5.6 % 770.6 0 %
Average DirectX performance 47.8 FPS 0 % 41.8 FPS 12.7 %
DirectX 9 performance 94.4 FPS 0 % 61.8 FPS 34.5 %
DirectX 10 performance 31.8 FPS 4.9 % 33.5 FPS 0 %
DirectX 11 performance 35.3 FPS 31.7 % 51.7 FPS 0 %
DirectX 12 performance 29.8 FPS 0 % 20.1 FPS 32.6 %
Graphic card computing 2911 operations/s 15.9 % 3461.2 operations/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 280X, Radeon HD 7990.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 280X Radeon HD 7990
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 83.2 FPS 81.8 FPS
High settings 149.8 FPS 147.2 FPS
Medium settings 179.8 FPS 176.7 FPS
Low settings 251.7 FPS 247.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.7 %

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 280X, Radeon HD 7990.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 280X Radeon HD 7990
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 64.2 FPS 63.2 FPS
High settings 115.5 FPS 113.8 FPS
Medium settings 138.6 FPS 136.5 FPS
Low settings 194.0 FPS 191.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.5 %
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