AMD Radeon R9 280X videocard review

Radeon R9 280X videocard released by AMD; release date: 8 October 2013. At the time of release, the videocard cost $299. The videocard is designed for desktop-computers and based on GCN 1.0 microarchitecture codenamed Tahiti.

Boost clock speed - 1000 MHz. Texture fill rate - 128.0 GTexel / s. Pipelines - 2048. Floating-point performance - 4,096 gflops. Manufacturing process technology - 28 nm. Transistors count - 4,313 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 250 Watt.

Memory type: GDDR5. Maximum RAM amount - 3 GB. Memory bus width - 384 Bit. Memory bandwidth - 288 GB/s. Shared memory - 0.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G3D Mark

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

38582

6171

PassMark
G2D Mark

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

1295

679

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

939.363 mPixels/s

89.187 mPixels/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

14101.507 Frames/s

1434.496 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

95.851 Frames/s

7.656 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

530.303 Frames/s

87.459 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

4429.590 mHash/s

493.570 mHash/s

GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

34770 Frames

9603 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

27823 Frames

3700 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

69225 Frames

3357 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

34770.000 Fps

9603.000 Fps

GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

27823.000 Fps

3700.000 Fps

GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

69225.000 Fps

3357.000 Fps

3DMark Fire Strike
Graphics Score

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

36466

2351

Name	Value
PassMark - G3D Mark	6171
PassMark - G2D Mark	679
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection	89.187 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation	1434.496 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex	7.656 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition	87.459 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining	493.570 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen	9603 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan	3700 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex	3357 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen	9603.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan	3700.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex	3357.000 Fps
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	2351

Games performance

1. Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)
2. Fortnite (2018)
3. Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) (2017)
4. Team Fortress 2 (2017)
5. Mass Effect Andromeda (2017)
6. Battlefield 1 (2016)
7. Mafia 3 (2016)
8. Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)
9. Overwatch (2016)
10. Ashes of the Singularity (2016)
11. Hitman 2016 (2016)
12. The Division (2016)
13. Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)
14. Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2015)
15. Star Wars Battlefront (2015)
16. Fallout 4 (2015)
17. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (2015)
18. Anno 2205 (2015)
19. World of Warships (2015)
20. Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

21. The Witcher 3 (2015)
22. Dirt Rally (2015)
23. GTA V (2015)
24. Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)
25. Far Cry 4 (2014)
26. Assassin's Creed Unity (2014)
27. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)
28. Alien: Isolation (2014)
29. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)
30. Sims 4 (2014)
31. Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014)
32. The Elder Scrolls Online (2014)
33. Thief (2014)
34. X-Plane 10.25 (2013)
35. Battlefield 4 (2013)
36. Company of Heroes 2 (2013)
37. Metro: Last Light (2013)
38. BioShock Infinite (2013)
39. Tomb Raider (2013)
40. Crysis 3 (2013)

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)

Medium, 1920x1080

40.80

Fortnite (2018)

Medium, 1920x1080	158.00
High, 1920x1080	60.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	47.50

Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) (2017)

Ultra, 1920x1080

29.40

Team Fortress 2 (2017)

Ultra, 1920x1080	92.00
4K, 3820x2160	92.00

Mass Effect Andromeda (2017)

Medium, 1920x1080	61.00
High, 1920x1080	36.50
Ultra, 1920x1080	30.50
4K, 3840x2160	12.00

Battlefield 1 (2016)

High, 1920x1080	66.70
Ultra, 1920x1080	60.20
4K, 3840x2160	17.00

Mafia 3 (2016)

Medium, 1366x768	49.40
High, 1920x1080	27.90

Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)

High, 1920x1080

43.20

Overwatch (2016)

High, 1920x1080	146.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	73.00
4K, 3840x2160	47.40

Ashes of the Singularity (2016)

Medium, 1920x1080	44.40
High, 1920x1080	40.90
4K, 3840x2160	10.10

Hitman 2016 (2016)

Ultra, 1920x1080

41.00

The Division (2016)

High, 1920x1080	47.60
Ultra, 1920x1080	39.70
4K, 3840x2160	22.50

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

Low, 1024x768	116.00
Medium, 1366x768	78.00
High, 1920x1080	49.30
Ultra, 1920x1080	39.40
4K, 3840x2160	21.10

Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2015)

Low, 1024x768	72.00
Medium, 1366x768	74.00
High, 1920x1080	54.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	4.30
4K, 3840x2160	19.40

Star Wars Battlefront (2015)

Low, 1024x768	195.00
Medium, 1366x768	168.00
High, 1920x1080	92.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	76.00
4K, 3840x2160	32.40

Fallout 4 (2015)

Low, 1280x720	135.00
Medium, 1366x768	97.00
High, 1920x1080	57.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	44.70
4K, 3840x2160	17.00

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x768	136.00
Medium, 1366x768	125.00
High, 1920x1080	68.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	45.00
4K, 3840x2160	24.20

Anno 2205 (2015)

Low, 1024x768	129.00
Medium, 1366x768	95.00
High, 1920x1080	52.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	22.70
4K, 3840x2160	22.80

World of Warships (2015)

Low, 1366x768	224.00
Medium, 1366x768	180.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	45.00
4K, 3840 x 2160	45.00

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

Ultra, 1920x1080	137.00
4K, 3840x2160	68.00

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x768	114.40
Medium, 1366x768	76.40
High, 1920x1080	47.60
Ultra, 1920x1080	20.20

Dirt Rally (2015)

Low, 1024x768	403.20
Medium, 1366x768	133.50
High, 1920x1080	109.90
Ultra, 1920x1080	69.50
4K, 3840x2160	52.00

GTA V (2015)

Low, 1024x768	129.50
Medium, 1366x768	121.90
High, 1920x1080	76.30
Ultra, 1920x1080	31.90

Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)

Low, 1024x768	141.60
Medium, 1366x768	131.40
High, 1920x1080	64.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	40.70

Far Cry 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x768	96.40
Medium, 1366x768	92.90
High, 1920x1080	72.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	60.40

Assassin's Creed Unity (2014)

Low, 1024x768	49.30
Medium, 1366x768	43.60
High, 1920x1080	31.30
Ultra, 1920x1080	23.80

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)

Low, 1024x768	102.10
Medium, 1366x768	77.70
High, 1920x1080	70.60
Ultra, 1920x1080	53.40

Alien: Isolation (2014)

Low, 1024x768	197.70
Medium, 1366x768	167.00
High, 1920x1080	111.60
Ultra, 1920x1080	85.60

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)

Low, 1280x720	198.20
Medium, 1344x756	156.40
High, 1920x1080	70.70
Ultra, 1920x1080	51.30

Sims 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x768	187.90
Medium, 1366x768	104.80
High, 1920x1080	83.80
Ultra, 1920x1080	79.40

Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014)

Low, 1280x720	60.00
Medium, 1280x720	60.00
High, 1920x1080	59.40
Ultra, 1920x1080	57.30

The Elder Scrolls Online (2014)

Low, 1024x768	97.40
Medium, 1366x768	94.00
High, 1366x768	84.10
Ultra, 1920x1080	53.70

Thief (2014)

Low, 1024x768	69.40
Medium, 1366x768	67.40
High, 1366x768	65.60
Ultra, 1920x1080	53.40

X-Plane 10.25 (2013)

Low, 1024x768	89.10
Medium, 1366x768	47.80
High, 1366x768	24.80
Ultra, 1920x1080	18.60

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Low, 1024x768	137.30
Medium, 1366x768	114.20
High, 1366x768	101.70
Ultra, 1920x1080	58.50

Company of Heroes 2 (2013)

Low, 1024x768	56.40
Medium, 1366x768	56.30
High, 1366x768	55.50
Ultra, 1920x1080	36.20

Metro: Last Light (2013)

Low, 1024x768	132.10
Medium, 1366x768	129.30
High, 1366x768	94.20
Ultra, 1920x1080	53.90

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x720	253.30
Medium, 1366x768	211.70
High, 1366x768	182.60
Ultra, 1920x1080	76.30

Tomb Raider (2013)

Low, 1024x768	486.20
Medium, 1366x768	310.50
High, 1366x768	207.80
Ultra, 1920x1080	101.10

Crysis 3 (2013)

Low, 1024x768	143.50
Medium, 1366x768	124.10
High, 1366x768	88.30
Ultra, 1920x1080	38.50

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0
Code name	Tahiti
Design	AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Launch date	8 October 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$299
Place in performance rating	394
Type	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz
Floating-point performance	4,096 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm
Pipelines	2048
Stream Processors	2048
Texture fill rate	128.0 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	250 Watt
Transistor count	4,313 million

Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	275 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB
Memory bandwidth	288 GB/s
Memory bus width	384 Bit
Memory type	GDDR5
Shared memory	0
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
AppAcceleration
CrossFire
DDMA audio
FreeSync
HD3D
LiquidVR
TressFX
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)

AMD Radeon R9 280X videocard review

Benchmarks

Games performance

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)

Fortnite (2018)

Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) (2017)

Team Fortress 2 (2017)

Mass Effect Andromeda (2017)

Battlefield 1 (2016)

Mafia 3 (2016)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)

Overwatch (2016)

Ashes of the Singularity (2016)

Hitman 2016 (2016)

The Division (2016)

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2015)

Star Wars Battlefront (2015)

Fallout 4 (2015)

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (2015)

Anno 2205 (2015)

World of Warships (2015)

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Dirt Rally (2015)

GTA V (2015)

Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)

Far Cry 4 (2014)

Assassin's Creed Unity (2014)

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)

Alien: Isolation (2014)

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)

Sims 4 (2014)

Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014)

The Elder Scrolls Online (2014)

Thief (2014)

X-Plane 10.25 (2013)

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Company of Heroes 2 (2013)

Metro: Last Light (2013)

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Tomb Raider (2013)

Crysis 3 (2013)

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Technical info

Video outputs and ports

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

API support

Memory

Technologies

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