Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280 outperforms Radeon HD 8670M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280 is 368 days newer than Radeon HD 8670M.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Performs up to 33% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Radeon HD 8670M - 32 vs 24 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 8670M - 3 vs 1 GB
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 8670M
Mobile • Mar 1st, 2013
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 8670M | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| Solar System | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $279 |
| None | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 14.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
| 775 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
| 825 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
| 900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
