AMD Radeon R9 280X videocard review

AMD Radeon R9 280X

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
38534
6166
PassMark
G2D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
1294
677
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
93.230 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
4413.025 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 6166
PassMark - G2D Mark 677
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, 1920x108040.80

Fortnite (2018)

Medium, 1920x1080158.00
High, 1920x108060.00
Ultra, 1920x108047.50

Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) (2017)

Ultra, 1920x108029.40

Team Fortress 2 (2017)

Ultra, 1920x108092.00
4K, 3820x216092.00

Mass Effect Andromeda (2017)

Medium, 1920x108061.00
High, 1920x108036.50
Ultra, 1920x108030.50
4K, 3840x216012.00

Battlefield 1 (2016)

High, 1920x108066.70
Ultra, 1920x108060.20
4K, 3840x216017.00

Mafia 3 (2016)

Medium, 1366x76849.40
High, 1920x108027.90

Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)

High, 1920x108043.20

Overwatch (2016)

High, 1920x1080146.00
Ultra, 1920x108073.00
4K, 3840x216047.40

Ashes of the Singularity (2016)

Medium, 1920x108044.40
High, 1920x108040.90
4K, 3840x216010.10

Hitman 2016 (2016)

Ultra, 1920x108041.00

The Division (2016)

High, 1920x108047.60
Ultra, 1920x108039.70
4K, 3840x216022.50

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

Low, 1024x768116.00
Medium, 1366x76878.00
High, 1920x108049.30
Ultra, 1920x108039.40
4K, 3840x216021.10

Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2015)

Low, 1024x76872.00
Medium, 1366x76874.00
High, 1920x108054.00
Ultra, 1920x10804.30
4K, 3840x216019.40

Star Wars Battlefront (2015)

Low, 1024x768195.00
Medium, 1366x768168.00
High, 1920x108092.00
Ultra, 1920x108076.00
4K, 3840x216032.40

Fallout 4 (2015)

Low, 1280x720135.00
Medium, 1366x76897.00
High, 1920x108057.00
Ultra, 1920x108044.70
4K, 3840x216017.00

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x768136.00
Medium, 1366x768125.00
High, 1920x108068.00
Ultra, 1920x108045.00
4K, 3840x216024.20

Anno 2205 (2015)

Low, 1024x768129.00
Medium, 1366x76895.00
High, 1920x108052.00
Ultra, 1920x108022.70
4K, 3840x216022.80

World of Warships (2015)

Low, 1366x768224.00
Medium, 1366x768180.00
Ultra, 1920x108045.00
4K, 3840 x 216045.00

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

Ultra, 1920x1080137.00
4K, 3840x216068.00

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x768114.40
Medium, 1366x76876.40
High, 1920x108047.60
Ultra, 1920x108020.20

Dirt Rally (2015)

Low, 1024x768403.20
Medium, 1366x768133.50
High, 1920x1080109.90
Ultra, 1920x108069.50
4K, 3840x216052.00

GTA V (2015)

Low, 1024x768129.50
Medium, 1366x768121.90
High, 1920x108076.30
Ultra, 1920x108031.90

Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)

Low, 1024x768141.60
Medium, 1366x768131.40
High, 1920x108064.00
Ultra, 1920x108040.70

Far Cry 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x76896.40
Medium, 1366x76892.90
High, 1920x108072.00
Ultra, 1920x108060.40

Assassin's Creed Unity (2014)

Low, 1024x76849.30
Medium, 1366x76843.60
High, 1920x108031.30
Ultra, 1920x108023.80

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)

Low, 1024x768102.10
Medium, 1366x76877.70
High, 1920x108070.60
Ultra, 1920x108053.40

Alien: Isolation (2014)

Low, 1024x768197.70
Medium, 1366x768167.00
High, 1920x1080111.60
Ultra, 1920x108085.60

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)

Low, 1280x720198.20
Medium, 1344x756156.40
High, 1920x108070.70
Ultra, 1920x108051.30

Sims 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x768187.90
Medium, 1366x768104.80
High, 1920x108083.80
Ultra, 1920x108079.40

Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014)

Low, 1280x72060.00
Medium, 1280x72060.00
High, 1920x108059.40
Ultra, 1920x108057.30

The Elder Scrolls Online (2014)

Low, 1024x76897.40
Medium, 1366x76894.00
High, 1366x76884.10
Ultra, 1920x108053.70

Thief (2014)

Low, 1024x76869.40
Medium, 1366x76867.40
High, 1366x76865.60
Ultra, 1920x108053.40

X-Plane 10.25 (2013)

Low, 1024x76889.10
Medium, 1366x76847.80
High, 1366x76824.80
Ultra, 1920x108018.60

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Low, 1024x768137.30
Medium, 1366x768114.20
High, 1366x768101.70
Ultra, 1920x108058.50

Company of Heroes 2 (2013)

Low, 1024x76856.40
Medium, 1366x76856.30
High, 1366x76855.50
Ultra, 1920x108036.20

Metro: Last Light (2013)

Low, 1024x768132.10
Medium, 1366x768129.30
High, 1366x76894.20
Ultra, 1920x108053.90

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x720253.30
Medium, 1366x768211.70
High, 1366x768182.60
Ultra, 1920x108076.30

Tomb Raider (2013)

Low, 1024x768486.20
Medium, 1366x768310.50
High, 1366x768207.80
Ultra, 1920x1080101.10

Crysis 3 (2013)

Low, 1024x768143.50
Medium, 1366x768124.10
High, 1366x76888.30
Ultra, 1920x108038.50

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 391
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)

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