Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280 outperforms Radeon R9 270 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280 is 111 days newer than Radeon R9 270.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Performs up to 4% better in Dead Space than Radeon R9 270 - 47 vs 45 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 270 - 3 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 270
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 150 vs 200 Watts
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Desktop • Nov 13th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 280 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 270 |
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Mar 4th, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 13th, 2013 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$279 | MSRP | $179 |
1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
3 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 179.2 GB/s |
827 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 900 MHz |
933 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1400 MHz |