Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6800S 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 6800S is 3010 days newer than Radeon R9 280X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6800S
- Performs up to 196% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Radeon R9 280X - 74 vs 25 FPS
- Consumes up to 60% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 100 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 8 vs 3 GB
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Mobile • Jan 4th, 2022
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Mobile • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
134.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
268.8 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 6800S | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
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Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
Navi Mobile | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Not Available | MSRP | $299 |
Portable Device Dependent | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
128-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 288 GB/s |
1800 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 850 MHz |
2100 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |