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AMD logo Radeon R9 280X
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NVIDIA logo GeForce GTX 650

AMD Radeon R9 280X logo NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 logo
General information Radeon R9 280X GeForce GTX 650
Launched Q3 2012 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD NVIDIA
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 3072 MB 0 % 2048 MB 33.3 %
Core Clock 1000 MHz 5.5 % 1058 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 6400 MHz 0 % 6008 MHz 6.1 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.5
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 250 W 0 % 64 W 74.4 %
Length 310 mm 0 % 245 mm 21 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 1 66.7 %
Case Slots 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Performance Radeon R9 280X GeForce GTX 650
Overall Score 38469 0 % 21263 44.7 %
Future Proof 21 % 0 % 21 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 14799 0 % 4521 69.5 %
2D Benchmark Score 735.1 0 % 362.2 50.7 %
Average DirectX performance 47.8 FPS 0 % 15.8 FPS 66.9 %
DirectX 9 performance 94.3 FPS 0 % 35.6 FPS 62.2 %
DirectX 10 performance 31.9 FPS 0 % 6.9 FPS 78.3 %
DirectX 11 performance 35.1 FPS 0 % 13.9 FPS 60.6 %
DirectX 12 performance 30.1 FPS 0 % 7 FPS 76.9 %
Graphic card computing 2883 operations/s 0 % 832.1 operations/s 71.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 280X, GeForce GTX 650.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 280X GeForce GTX 650
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 82.6 FPS 38.0 FPS
High settings 148.6 FPS 68.4 FPS
Medium settings 178.3 FPS 82.0 FPS
Low settings 249.7 FPS 114.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 54 %

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, GeForce GTX 650.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 280X GeForce GTX 650
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 64.0 FPS 34.2 FPS
High settings 115.1 FPS 61.5 FPS
Medium settings 138.1 FPS 73.8 FPS
Low settings 193.4 FPS 103.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 46.5 %
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