Radeon R9 280X vs Radeon RX 7700 XT

Prices and Stock
MSRP $299

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Prices and Stock
MSRP $449

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Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 7700 XT outperforms Radeon R9 280X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 7700 XT is 3608 days newer than Radeon R9 280X.

Advantages of Radeon RX 7700 XT

Performs up to 38% better in Far Cry 3 than Radeon R9 280X - 207 vs 150 FPS
Consumes up to 2% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 245 vs 250 Watts
Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 12 vs 3 GB

This is a free version of Far Cry 3.

Far Cry 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Radeon R9 280X

Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013

FPS

150

72%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Radeon RX 7700 XT

Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023

FPS

207

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$2.9/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$599.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Sapphire 11335-04-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 12GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3

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My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Radeon R9 280X

Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013

Radeon RX 7700 XT

Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023

1920 x 1080

Very High

360

FPS

478

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Very High

386

FPS

398

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

FPS

147

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Best Looking

163

FPS

248

FPS

Dota 2

1920 x 1080

Ultra

327

FPS

576

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Theoretical Performance

Radeon R9 280X

Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013

Pixel Fillrate

32 GPixel/s

13%

Texel Fillrate

128 GTexel/s

23%

Radeon RX 7700 XT

Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023

Pixel Fillrate

244.2 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

549.5 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon R9 280X	vs	Radeon RX 7700 XT
Oct 8th, 2013	Release Date	Aug 25th, 2023
Volcanic Islands	Generation	Navi III
$299	MSRP	$449
2x DVI, 1x 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	12 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6
384-bit	Bus	192-bit
288 GB/s	Bandwidth	432 GB/s
850 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1700 MHz
1000 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	2544 MHz
1500 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	2250 MHz