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AMD logo Radeon R9 280X
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NVIDIA logo GeForce GTX 690

AMD Radeon R9 280X logo NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 logo
General information Radeon R9 280X GeForce GTX 690
Launched Q3 2012 Q2 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 0 % 915 MHz 8.5 %
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 16.7 % 300 W 0 %
Length 310 mm 0 % 279 mm 10 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 1 66.7 %
Case Slots 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Performance Radeon R9 280X GeForce GTX 690
Overall Score 38460 0 % 37991 1.2 %
Future Proof 21 % 0 % 20 % 4.8 %
Benchmark Score 14792 0 % 14433 2.4 %
2D Benchmark Score 730 0 % 465 36.3 %
Average DirectX performance 47.6 FPS 1.8 % 48.5 FPS 0 %
DirectX 9 performance 93.2 FPS 0 % 82.2 FPS 11.8 %
DirectX 10 performance 31.9 FPS 0 % 20.8 FPS 34.9 %
DirectX 11 performance 35.3 FPS 49.6 % 70 FPS 0 %
DirectX 12 performance 30 FPS 0 % 21 FPS 30.1 %
Graphic card computing 2903.3 operations/s 0 % 2380 operations/s 18 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 280X, GeForce GTX 690.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 280X GeForce GTX 690
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 83.4 FPS 82.2 FPS
High settings 150.2 FPS 147.9 FPS
Medium settings 180.2 FPS 177.5 FPS
Low settings 252.3 FPS 248.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.5 %

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 690.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 280X GeForce GTX 690
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 63.9 FPS 63.1 FPS
High settings 115.1 FPS 113.6 FPS
Medium settings 138.1 FPS 136.3 FPS
Low settings 193.3 FPS 190.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.3 %
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