Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6800 outperforms Radeon R9 280X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 6800 is 2577 days newer than Radeon R9 280X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6800
- Performs up to 211% better in God of War than Radeon R9 280X - 115 vs 37 FPS
- Up to 433% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 16 vs 3 GB
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 280X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Radeon RX 6800
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6800
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
202.1 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
505.2 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 280X | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6800 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 28th, 2020 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
$299 | MSRP | $579 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 16 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 288 GB/s | Bandwidth | 512 GB/s |
| 850 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1700 MHz |
| 1000 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2105 MHz |
| 1500 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
