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.

AMD Radeon R9 280

NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN

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 6% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 665 vs 627
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	665 vs 627
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 47% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 8180 vs 5563
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	8180 vs 5563
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

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

5563

8180

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

665

627

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

67.829

62.027

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

1266.685

1218.137

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

6.495

5.835

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

79.909

36.842

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

365.384

215.546

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

7957

10176

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3698

3715

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3337

3356

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

7957

10176

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3698

3715

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3337

3356

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

2009

2901

Name	AMD Radeon R9 280	NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN
PassMark - G3D Mark	5563	8180
PassMark - G2D Mark	665	627
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		23915

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R9 280	NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN
Essentials
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	423	428
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$2,054.59
Value for money (0-100)		5.09
Technical info
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
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...
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
G-SYNC support
HDCP
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
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
DirectX	12	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
Vulkan
Memory
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
AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire
DDMA audio
FreeSync
HD3D
LiquidVR
TressFX
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
3D Gaming
3D Vision
3D Vision Live
Adaptive VSync
Blu Ray 3D
CUDA
FXAA
GPU Boost
TXAA