AMD Radeon R7 450 OEM vs AMD Radeon R9 280X

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 450 OEM and AMD Radeon R9 280X videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon R7 450 OEM

AMD Radeon R9 280X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 450 OEM

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
3.8x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 250 Watt

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	30 June 2016 vs 8 October 2013
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 250 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358 vs 3357
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358 vs 3357

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 280X

4.3x more texture fill rate: 128.0 GTexel / s vs 29.6 GTexel / s
4x more pipelines: 2048 vs 512
4.3x better floating-point performance: 4,096 gflops vs 947.2 gflops
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 3 GB vs 2 GB
3.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 6138 vs 1901
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 675 vs 530
3.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 89.187 vs 24.788
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1434.496 vs 638.196
2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 7.656 vs 2.619
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 87.459 vs 41.414
4.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 493.57 vs 112.347
3.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 9603 vs 2809
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3700 vs 3666
3.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 9603 vs 2809
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3700 vs 3666

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	128.0 GTexel / s vs 29.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2048 vs 512
Floating-point performance	4,096 gflops vs 947.2 gflops
Maximum memory size	3 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	6138 vs 1901
PassMark - G2D Mark	675 vs 530
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	89.187 vs 24.788
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1434.496 vs 638.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	7.656 vs 2.619
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	87.459 vs 41.414
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	493.57 vs 112.347
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	9603 vs 2809
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3700 vs 3666
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	9603 vs 2809
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3700 vs 3666

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 450 OEM
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 280X

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1901

6138

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

530

675

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

24.788

89.187

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

638.196

1434.496

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2.619

7.656

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

41.414

87.459

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

112.347

493.57

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2809

9603

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3666

3700

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3357

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2809

9603

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3666

3700

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3357

Name	AMD Radeon R7 450 OEM	AMD Radeon R9 280X
PassMark - G3D Mark	1901	6138
PassMark - G2D Mark	530	675
Geekbench - OpenCL	9694
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	24.788	89.187
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	638.196	1434.496
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.619	7.656
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	41.414	87.459
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	112.347	493.57
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2809	9603
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3666	3700
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358	3357
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2809	9603
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3666	3700
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358	3357
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		2351

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R7 450 OEM	AMD Radeon R9 280X
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Cape Verde	Tahiti
Launch date	30 June 2016	8 October 2013
Place in performance rating	764	372
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Design		AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Launch price (MSRP)		$299
Technical info
Core clock speed	925 MHz
Floating-point performance	947.2 gflops	4,096 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	512	2048
Texture fill rate	29.6 GTexel / s	128.0 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	250 Watt
Transistor count	1,500 million	4,313 million
Boost clock speed		1000 MHz
Stream Processors		2048
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
Length		275 mm
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	3 GB
Memory bandwidth	72 GB / s	288 GB/s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	4500 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory		0
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
AppAcceleration
CrossFire
DDMA audio
FreeSync
HD3D
LiquidVR
TressFX
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)