Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280 outperforms Radeon R9 270X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280 is 147 days newer than Radeon R9 270X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 270X
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 180 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Performs up to 4% better in Apex Legends than Radeon R9 270X - 82 vs 79 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 270X - 3 vs 2 GB
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon R9 270X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
88%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 270X | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$199 | MSRP | $279 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 179.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
1050 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
1400 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
