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AMD logo Radeon R9 390X
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AMD logo Radeon R9 280X

AMD Radeon R9 390X logo AMD Radeon R9 280X logo
General information Radeon R9 390X Radeon R9 280X
Launched Q4 2013 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 4096 MB 0 % 3072 MB 25 %
Core Clock 1000 MHz 0 % 1000 MHz 0 %
Boost Clock 1100 MHz 4.3 % 1150 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 6100 MHz 4.7 % 6400 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 290 W 0 % 250 W 13.8 %
Length 308 mm 0.6 % 310 mm 0 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 33.3 % 3 0 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 4-way 0 %
Performance Radeon R9 390X Radeon R9 280X
Overall Score 47986 0 % 38469 19.8 %
Future Proof 30 % 0 % 21 % 30 %
Benchmark Score 23027 0 % 14798 35.7 %
2D Benchmark Score 703.2 3.5 % 728.5 0 %
Average DirectX performance 65.9 FPS 0 % 47.9 FPS 27.3 %
DirectX 9 performance 128 FPS 0 % 94.8 FPS 26 %
DirectX 10 performance 44.7 FPS 0 % 31.7 FPS 29.1 %
DirectX 11 performance 55.2 FPS 0 % 35.3 FPS 36 %
DirectX 12 performance 35.8 FPS 0 % 30 FPS 16.1 %
Graphic card computing 3137 operations/s 0 % 2883 operations/s 8.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 390X, Radeon R9 280X.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 390X Radeon R9 280X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 108.1 FPS 82.5 FPS
High settings 194.6 FPS 148.5 FPS
Medium settings 233.5 FPS 178.2 FPS
Low settings 326.9 FPS 249.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 23.7 %

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 390X, Radeon R9 280X.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 390X Radeon R9 280X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 80.0 FPS 63.7 FPS
High settings 144.0 FPS 114.7 FPS
Medium settings 172.8 FPS 137.7 FPS
Low settings 241.9 FPS 192.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 20.3 %
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