Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX Vega 64 outperforms Radeon R9 280 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX Vega 64 is 1252 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
- Performs up to 18% better in Far Cry 3 than Radeon R9 280 - 164 vs 139 FPS
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 8 vs 3 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 - 200 vs 295 Watts
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX Vega 64
Desktop • Aug 7th, 2017
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX Vega 64
Desktop • Aug 7th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
98.94 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
395.8 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
Aug 7th, 2017 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| Vega | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $499 | MSRP | $279 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 2x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| HBM2 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 2048-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
483.8 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
1247 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
1546 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
| 945 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
