AMD Radeon R9 280 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 280 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN 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, Geekbench - OpenCL.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 280
- Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
- Around 7% higher boost clock speed: 933 MHz vs 876 MHz
- Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 250 Watt
- 208.3x more memory clock speed: 1250 MHz vs 6.0 GB/s
- Around 3% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 667 vs 649
- Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 67.829 vs 62.027
- Around 4% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1266.685 vs 1218.137
- Around 11% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 6.495 vs 5.835
- 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 79.909 vs 36.842
- Around 70% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 365.384 vs 215.546
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 4 March 2014 vs 19 February 2013 |
| Boost clock speed | 933 MHz vs 876 MHz |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 200 Watt vs 250 Watt |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz vs 6.0 GB/s |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 667 vs 649 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 67.829 vs 62.027 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 1266.685 vs 1218.137 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 6.495 vs 5.835 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 79.909 vs 36.842 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 365.384 vs 215.546 |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN
- Around 79% higher texture fill rate: 187.5 billion / sec vs 104.5 GTexel / s
- Around 50% higher pipelines: 2688 vs 1792
- Around 41% better floating-point performance: 4,709 gflops vs 3,344 gflops
- 2x more maximum memory size: 6 GB vs 3 GB
- Around 48% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 8194 vs 5543
- Around 28% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 10176 vs 7957
- Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3356 vs 3337
- Around 28% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 10176 vs 7957
- Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3356 vs 3337
- Around 44% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 2901 vs 2009
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Texture fill rate | 187.5 billion / sec vs 104.5 GTexel / s |
| Pipelines | 2688 vs 1792 |
| Floating-point performance | 4,709 gflops vs 3,344 gflops |
| Maximum memory size | 6 GB vs 3 GB |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 8194 vs 5543 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 10176 vs 7957 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3715 vs 3698 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3356 vs 3337 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 10176 vs 7957 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3715 vs 3698 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3356 vs 3337 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 2901 vs 2009 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 280
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN
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| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score |
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| Name | AMD Radeon R9 280 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN |
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| PassMark - G3D Mark | 5543 | 8194 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 667 | 649 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 67.829 | 62.027 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 1266.685 | 1218.137 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 6.495 | 5.835 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 79.909 | 36.842 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 365.384 | 215.546 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 7957 | 10176 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3698 | 3715 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3337 | 3356 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 7957 | 10176 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3698 | 3715 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3337 | 3356 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 2009 | 2901 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 24530 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Radeon R9 280 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN | |
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| Architecture | GCN 1.0 | Kepler |
| Code name | Tahiti | GK110 |
| Design | AMD Radeon R9 200 Series | |
| Launch date | 4 March 2014 | 19 February 2013 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $279 | $999 |
| Place in performance rating | 427 | 422 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Price now | $2,054.59 | |
| Value for money (0-100) | 5.09 | |
Technical info |
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| Boost clock speed | 933 MHz | 876 MHz |
| Floating-point performance | 3,344 gflops | 4,709 gflops |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Pipelines | 1792 | 2688 |
| Stream Processors | 1792 | |
| Texture fill rate | 104.5 GTexel / s | 187.5 billion / sec |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 200 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Transistor count | 4,313 million | 7,080 million |
| Core clock speed | 837 MHz | |
| CUDA cores | 2688 | |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort, One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI... |
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| Dual-link DVI support | ||
| Eyefinity | ||
| HDMI | ||
| VGA | ||
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | |
| G-SYNC support | ||
| HDCP | ||
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | |
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Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | PCI Express 3.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 275 mm | 10.5" (26.7 cm) |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin | One 8-pin and one 6-pin |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | |
API support |
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| DirectX | 12 | 12.0 (11_0) |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.4 |
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Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 240 GB/s | 288.4 GB / s |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 384-bit GDDR5 |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | 6.0 GB/s |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
Technologies |
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| CrossFire | ||
| DDMA audio | ||
| FreeSync | ||
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| LiquidVR | ||
| TressFX | ||
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| Unified Video Decoder (UVD) | ||
| 3D Gaming | ||
| 3D Vision | ||
| 3D Vision Live | ||
| Adaptive VSync | ||
| Blu Ray 3D | ||
| CUDA | ||
| FXAA | ||
| GPU Boost | ||
| TXAA | ||
