AMD Radeon R9 M280X videocard review

AMD Radeon R9 M280X

Radeon R9 M280X videocard released by AMD; release date: 5 February 2015. The videocard is designed for desktop-computers and based on GCN 2.0 microarchitecture codenamed Saturn.

Core clock speed - 1000 MHz. Texture fill rate - 56 GTexel / s. Pipelines - 896. Floating-point performance - 1,792 gflops. Manufacturing process technology - 28 nm. Transistors count - 2,080 million.

Memory type: Not Listed. Memory bandwidth - 88 GB / s. Shared memory - 0.

Benchmarks

Geekbench
OpenCL
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
345616
41708
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823 Frames
3713 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823.000 Fps
3713.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225 Frames
3358 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225.000 Fps
3358.000 Fps
PassMark
G2D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
1295
247
PassMark
G3D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
38572
814
Name Value
Geekbench - OpenCL 41708
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 3713 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 3713.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3358 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3358.000 Fps
PassMark - G2D Mark 247
PassMark - G3D Mark 814

Games performance

Fall Guys (2020)

Low, 1280x72055.80
Medium, 1920x108049.40
High, 1920x108028.50

FIFA 20 (2019)

Low, 1280x72065.90

Counter-Strike: GO (2012)

Call of Duty Black Ops 4 (2018)

Low, 1280x72023.50
Medium, 1920x108012.50

F1 2018 (2018)

Low, 1280x72034.60
Medium, 1920x108029.90
High, 1920x108024.30
Ultra, 1920x108015.90

The Crew 2 (2018)

Low, 1280x72035.50
Medium, 1920x108027.10
High, 1920x108024.20
Ultra, 1920x108021.50

Far Cry 5 (2018)

Low, 1280x72032.00
Medium, 1920x108012.00

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)

Low, 1280x72020.50
Medium, 1920x108018.30

Star Wars Battlefront 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x72021.60

Assassin's Creed Origins (2017)

Low, 1280x72015.00

Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) (2017)

Low, 1280x72031.30

Team Fortress 2 (2017)

Dirt 4 (2017)

Medium, 1920x108048.00
High, 1920x108031.00

Rocket League (2017)

High, 1920x108060.70
4K, 3840x216019.30

Mass Effect Andromeda (2017)

Low, 1280x72025.20

For Honor (2017)

Low, 1280x72067.00
Medium, 1920x108028.60
High, 1920x108025.90
Ultra, 1920x108021.50

Resident Evil 7 (2017)

Medium, 1920x108054.80
High, 1920x108035.00
Ultra, 1920x108022.60

Battlefield 1 (2016)

Low, 1280x72037.80
Medium, 1366x76830.10
High, 1920x108024.70
Ultra, 1920x108022.30

Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)

Low, 1280x72028.90

Mirror's Edge Catalyst (2016)

Low, 1280x72027.20

Overwatch (2016)

Low, 1280x72081.00
Medium, 1366x76878.00
High, 1920x108055.00
Ultra, 1920x108027.60
4K, 3840x216015.80

Doom (2016)

Low, 1280x72051.00
Medium, 1366x76850.60
High, 1920x108027.70
Ultra, 1920x108025.20

Ashes of the Singularity (2016)

Medium, 1920x108017.90

Hitman 2016 (2016)

Low, 1280x72016.30

The Division (2016)

Low, 1280x72017.40

Far Cry Primal (2016)

Low, 1280x72040.00
Medium, 1920x108029.00
High, 1920x108026.00
Ultra, 1920x108019.00

XCOM 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x72034.90
Medium, 1920x108021.30
High, 1920x108014.50

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

Low, 1024x76852.00
Medium, 1366x76837.70
High, 1920x108021.40
Ultra, 1920x108016.60

Rainbow Six Siege (2015)

Low, 1024x76858.80
High, 1920x108038.50
Ultra, 1920x108032.40

Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2015)

Low, 1024x76813.00

Star Wars Battlefront (2015)

Low, 1024x76854.40
Medium, 1366x76830.00
High, 1920x108022.00
Ultra, 1920x108019.70

Fallout 4 (2015)

Low, 1280x72039.20
Medium, 1366x76835.20
High, 1920x108021.20
Ultra, 1920x108015.70

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x76836.40
Medium, 1366x76835.40
High, 1920x108023.10
Ultra, 1920x108020.30

Anno 2205 (2015)

Low, 1024x76845.10
Medium, 1366x76837.10
High, 1920x108017.10

World of Warships (2015)

Low, 1366x76870.30
High, 1920x108041.20
Ultra, 1920x108016.30

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

Low, 1280x72051.30
Medium, 1366x76840.30
High, 1920x108036.40
Ultra, 1920x108031.30

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x76840.10
Medium, 1366x76831.60
High, 1920x108016.00
Ultra, 1920x10808.50

Dirt Rally (2015)

Low, 1024x768133.00
Medium, 1366x76853.00
High, 1920x108038.80
Ultra, 1920x108020.70

Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)

Low, 1024x76847.20
Medium, 1366x76835.90
High, 1920x108020.30
Ultra, 1920x108017.60

Far Cry 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x76828.50
Medium, 1366x76821.20
High, 1920x108018.80
Ultra, 1920x108016.30

Assassin's Creed Unity (2014)

Low, 1024x76822.70
Medium, 1366x76820.60
High, 1920x108014.70

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)

Low, 1024x76836.70
Medium, 1366x76834.10
High, 1920x108032.80
Ultra, 1920x108029.70

Alien: Isolation (2014)

Low, 1024x76837.30
Medium, 1366x76825.80
High, 1920x108019.20

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)

Low, 1280x72048.10
Medium, 1344x75632.20
High, 1920x108018.50

Sims 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x76857.80
Medium, 1366x76844.90
High, 1920x108043.00
Ultra, 1920x108016.50

Thief (2014)

Low, 1024x76824.00
Medium, 1366x76816.70
High, 1366x76822.30
Ultra, 1920x108013.80

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Low, 1024x76842.20
Medium, 1366x76833.00
High, 1366x76828.60
Ultra, 1920x108021.30

Metro: Last Light (2013)

Low, 1024x76839.90
Medium, 1366x76835.50
High, 1366x76831.80
Ultra, 1920x108019.00

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x72064.30
Medium, 1366x76867.90
High, 1366x76862.00
Ultra, 1920x108026.50

Tomb Raider (2013)

Low, 1024x768135.50
Medium, 1366x768106.00
High, 1366x76864.60
Ultra, 1920x108015.50

Crysis 3 (2013)

Low, 1024x76847.40
Medium, 1366x76835.80
High, 1366x76826.70
Ultra, 1920x108013.10

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture GCN 2.0
Code name Saturn
Design AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Launch date 5 February 2015
Place in performance rating 664
Type Desktop

Technical info

Core clock speed 1000 MHz
Floating-point performance 1,792 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm
Pipelines 896
Texture fill rate 56 GTexel / s
Transistor count 2,080 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support Not Listed
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size large

API support

DirectX 11
Mantle
OpenCL Not Listed
OpenGL 4.4

Memory

Memory bandwidth 88 GB / s
Memory type Not Listed
Shared memory 0

Technologies

DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
ZeroCore