AMD Radeon R9 280 vs AMD Radeon R9 270X

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 280 and AMD Radeon R9 270X 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 280

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
  • Around 24% higher texture fill rate: 104.5 GTexel / s vs 84 GTexel / s
  • Around 40% higher pipelines: 1792 vs 1280
  • Around 24% better floating-point performance: 3,344 gflops vs 2,688 gflops
  • Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 3 GB vs 2 GB
  • Around 14% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 5568 vs 4890
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 665 vs 611
  • Around 7% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 67.829 vs 63.455
  • Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 6.495 vs 6.339
  • Around 16% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 365.384 vs 315.366
  • Around 13% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 2009 vs 1771
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 4 March 2014 vs 8 October 2013
Texture fill rate 104.5 GTexel / s vs 84 GTexel / s
Pipelines 1792 vs 1280
Floating-point performance 3,344 gflops vs 2,688 gflops
Maximum memory size 3 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 5568 vs 4890
PassMark - G2D Mark 665 vs 611
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 67.829 vs 63.455
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 6.495 vs 6.339
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 365.384 vs 315.366
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2009 vs 1771

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 270X

  • Around 13% higher boost clock speed: 1050 MHz vs 933 MHz
  • Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 180 Watt vs 200 Watt
  • Around 4% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1314.545 vs 1266.685
  • Around 7% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 85.21 vs 79.909
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 8068 vs 7957
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 8068 vs 7957
Specifications (specs)
Boost clock speed 1050 MHz vs 933 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 180 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1314.545 vs 1266.685
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 85.21 vs 79.909
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 8068 vs 7957
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3706 vs 3698
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3350 vs 3337
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 8068 vs 7957
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3706 vs 3698
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3350 vs 3337

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 280
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 270X

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
5568
4890
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
665
611
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
67.829
63.455
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1266.685
1314.545
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6.495
6.339
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
79.909
85.21
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
365.384
315.366
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
7957
8068
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3698
3706
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3337
3350
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
7957
8068
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3698
3706
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3337
3350
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
2009
1771
Name AMD Radeon R9 280 AMD Radeon R9 270X
PassMark - G3D Mark 5568 4890
PassMark - G2D Mark 665 611
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 67.829 63.455
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1266.685 1314.545
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 6.495 6.339
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 79.909 85.21
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 365.384 315.366
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 7957 8068
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3698 3706
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3337 3350
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 7957 8068
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3698 3706
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3337 3350
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2009 1771

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon R9 280 AMD Radeon R9 270X

Essentials

Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Tahiti Curacao
Design AMD Radeon R9 200 Series AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Launch date 4 March 2014 8 October 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $279 $199
Place in performance rating 422 439
Type Desktop Desktop
Price now $399
Value for money (0-100) 16.05

Technical info

Boost clock speed 933 MHz 1050 MHz
Floating-point performance 3,344 gflops 2,688 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 1792 1280
Stream Processors 1792 1280
Texture fill rate 104.5 GTexel / s 84 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 200 Watt 180 Watt
Transistor count 4,313 million 2,800 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 275 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin 2 x 6-pin

API support

DirectX 12 12
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 240 GB/s 179.2 GB/s
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1250 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire
DDMA audio
FreeSync
HD3D
LiquidVR
TressFX
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
AppAcceleration