AMD Radeon R9 M280 vs AMD Radeon R5 M255X

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 M280 and AMD Radeon R5 M255X videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, API support, Memory, Technologies.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M280

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
  • Around 17% higher boost clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 940 MHz
Launch date 5 February 2015 vs 1 May 2014
Boost clock speed 1100 MHz vs 940 MHz

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AMD Radeon R9 M280 AMD Radeon R5 M255X

Essentials

Code name Saturn XT Topaz Pro
Design AMD Radeon R9 200 Series AMD Radeon R5 200 Series
Launch date 5 February 2015 1 May 2014
Place in performance rating not rated not rated
Architecture GCN

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1100 MHz 940 MHz
Compute units 14 5

API support

DirectX 12 11
OpenCL 2.0
OpenGL 4.4 4.4

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s 16 GB/s
Memory bus width 128 bit 64 bit
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3

Technologies

DualGraphics
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
ZeroCore

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