AMD Radeon R9 280X vs AMD Radeon HD 7990
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 280X and AMD Radeon HD 7990 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 280X
- Videocard is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
- Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 250 Watt vs 375 Watt
- Around 10% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 6138 vs 5566
- Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 89.187 vs 88.665
- Around 14% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 493.57 vs 434.598
- Around 44% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 9603 vs 6689
- Around 44% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 9603 vs 6689
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 8 October 2013 vs 24 April 2013 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 250 Watt vs 375 Watt |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 6138 vs 5566 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 89.187 vs 88.665 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 493.57 vs 434.598 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 9603 vs 6689 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3357 vs 3356 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 9603 vs 6689 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3357 vs 3356 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 7990
- 16.6x more texture fill rate: 2x 128.0 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 128.0 GTexel / s
- 2x more pipelines: 2x 2048 vs 2048
- 2x better floating-point performance: 2x 4,096 gflops vs 4,096 gflops
- 2x more maximum memory size: 2x 3 GB vs 3 GB
- Around 13% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 766 vs 675
- Around 22% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1753.494 vs 1434.496
- Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 8.437 vs 7.656
- Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 88.328 vs 87.459
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Texture fill rate | 2x 128.0 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 128.0 GTexel / s |
| Pipelines | 2x 2048 vs 2048 |
| Floating-point performance | 2x 4,096 gflops vs 4,096 gflops |
| Maximum memory size | 2x 3 GB vs 3 GB |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 766 vs 675 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 1753.494 vs 1434.496 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 8.437 vs 7.656 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 88.328 vs 87.459 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3712 vs 3700 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3712 vs 3700 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 280X
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 7990
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| Name | AMD Radeon R9 280X | AMD Radeon HD 7990 |
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| PassMark - G3D Mark | 6138 | 5566 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 675 | 766 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 89.187 | 88.665 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 1434.496 | 1753.494 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 7.656 | 8.437 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 87.459 | 88.328 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 493.57 | 434.598 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 9603 | 6689 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3700 | 3712 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3357 | 3356 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 9603 | 6689 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3700 | 3712 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3357 | 3356 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 2351 | 0 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Radeon R9 280X | AMD Radeon HD 7990 | |
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| Architecture | GCN 1.0 | GCN 1.0 |
| Code name | Tahiti | Malta |
| Design | AMD Radeon R9 200 Series | AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series |
| Launch date | 8 October 2013 | 24 April 2013 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | $999 |
| Place in performance rating | 372 | 417 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Price now | $1,126.99 | |
| Value for money (0-100) | 7.87 | |
Technical info |
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| Boost clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Floating-point performance | 4,096 gflops | 2x 4,096 gflops |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Pipelines | 2048 | 2x 2048 |
| Stream Processors | 2048 | |
| Texture fill rate | 128.0 GTexel / s | 2x 128.0 GTexel / s billion / sec |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 250 Watt | 375 Watt |
| Transistor count | 4,313 million | 4,313 million |
| Core clock speed | 950 MHz | |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort |
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Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 275 mm | 307 mm |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin | 2x 8-pin |
API support |
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| DirectX | 12 | 11.2 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.5 |
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Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 2x 3 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 288 GB/s | 2x 288.0 GB / s |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 2x 384 Bit |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Shared memory | 0 | |
| Memory clock speed | 6000 MHz | |
Technologies |
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| CrossFire | ||
| DDMA audio | ||
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| LiquidVR | ||
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| Unified Video Decoder (UVD) | ||
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