Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280 outperforms Radeon RX 470 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280 is 884 days older than Radeon RX 470.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 470
- Consumes up to 40% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 120 vs 200 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 4 vs 3 GB
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Radeon RX 470
Desktop • Aug 4th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 470
Desktop • Aug 4th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
38.59 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
154.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 280 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 470 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 4th, 2014 | Release Date | Aug 4th, 2016 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Arctic Islands |
| $279 | MSRP | $179 |
| 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 211.2 GB/s |
| 827 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 926 MHz |
| 933 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1206 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1650 MHz |
