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 |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) |
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3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score |
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Name | AMD Radeon R9 280 | AMD Radeon R9 270X |
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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 | |
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Essentials |
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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 |
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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 |
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Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
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Eyefinity | ||
HDMI | ||
VGA | ||
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 |
Length | 275 mm | |
Supplementary power connectors | 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin | 2 x 6-pin |
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 | 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 |
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AMD Eyefinity | ||
CrossFire | ||
DDMA audio | ||
FreeSync | ||
HD3D | ||
LiquidVR | ||
TressFX | ||
TrueAudio | ||
Unified Video Decoder (UVD) | ||
AppAcceleration |