AMD Radeon R9 270X vs AMD Radeon R9 280X
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 270X 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, 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 270X
- Around 5% higher boost clock speed: 1050 MHz vs 1000 MHz
- Around 39% lower typical power consumption: 180 Watt vs 250 Watt
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Boost clock speed | 1050 MHz vs 1000 MHz |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 180 Watt vs 250 Watt |
| Benchmarks | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3706 vs 3700 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3706 vs 3700 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 280X
- Around 52% higher texture fill rate: 128.0 GTexel / s vs 84 GTexel / s
- Around 60% higher pipelines: 2048 vs 1280
- Around 52% better floating-point performance: 4,096 gflops vs 2,688 gflops
- Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 3 GB vs 2 GB
- Around 26% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 6138 vs 4869
- Around 10% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 675 vs 613
- Around 40% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 89.187 vs 63.87
- Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1434.496 vs 1314.72
- Around 20% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 7.656 vs 6.354
- Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 87.459 vs 85.21
- Around 56% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 493.57 vs 315.412
- Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 9603 vs 8068
- Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 9603 vs 8068
- Around 33% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 2351 vs 1772
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Texture fill rate | 128.0 GTexel / s vs 84 GTexel / s |
| Pipelines | 2048 vs 1280 |
| Floating-point performance | 4,096 gflops vs 2,688 gflops |
| Maximum memory size | 3 GB vs 2 GB |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 6138 vs 4869 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 675 vs 613 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 89.187 vs 63.87 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 1434.496 vs 1314.72 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 7.656 vs 6.354 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 87.459 vs 85.21 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 493.57 vs 315.412 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 9603 vs 8068 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3357 vs 3350 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 9603 vs 8068 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3357 vs 3350 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 2351 vs 1772 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 270X
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 280X
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| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score |
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| Name | AMD Radeon R9 270X | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
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| PassMark - G3D Mark | 4869 | 6138 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 613 | 675 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 63.87 | 89.187 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 1314.72 | 1434.496 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 6.354 | 7.656 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 85.21 | 87.459 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 315.412 | 493.57 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 8068 | 9603 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3706 | 3700 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3350 | 3357 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 8068 | 9603 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3706 | 3700 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3350 | 3357 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 1772 | 2351 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Radeon R9 270X | AMD Radeon R9 280X | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture | GCN 1.0 | GCN 1.0 |
| Code name | Curacao | Tahiti |
| Design | AMD Radeon R9 200 Series | AMD Radeon R9 200 Series |
| Launch date | 8 October 2013 | 8 October 2013 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | $299 |
| Place in performance rating | 440 | 372 |
| Price now | $399 | |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Value for money (0-100) | 16.05 | |
Technical info |
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| Boost clock speed | 1050 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Floating-point performance | 2,688 gflops | 4,096 gflops |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Pipelines | 1280 | 2048 |
| Stream Processors | 1280 | 2048 |
| Texture fill rate | 84 GTexel / s | 128.0 GTexel / s |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 180 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Transistor count | 2,800 million | 4,313 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
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Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | PCIe 3.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2 x 6-pin | 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin |
| Length | 275 mm | |
API support |
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| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.5 |
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Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 179.2 GB/s | 288 GB/s |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Shared memory | 0 | 0 |
Technologies |
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