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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 7900 XT outperforms Radeon R9 280 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 7900 XT is 3166 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of Radeon R9 280
- Consumes up to 33% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT - 200 vs 300 Watts
Advantages of Radeon RX 7900 XT
- Performs up to 200% better in Elden Ring than Radeon R9 280 - 132 vs 44 FPS
- Up to 567% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 20 vs 3 GB
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022
FPS
132
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$8.71/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$1150.23
100%
FPS and Value Winner
ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon™ RX 7900 XT OC Edition 20GB GDDR6 Graphics Card (PCIe 4.0, 20GB GDDR6, HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 2.1)
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
459.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
804.4 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 280 | vs | Radeon RX 7900 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 4th, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 3rd, 2022 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi III |
$279 | MSRP | $899 |
| 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 20 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 320-bit |
| 240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 800 GB/s |
| 827 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
| 933 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2394 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2500 MHz |
PCs Using Radeon R9 280 or Radeon RX 7900 XT
With selected game settings
130 FPS
CA$21.98/FPS
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