Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX Vega 56 outperforms Radeon R9 280 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX Vega 56 is 1259 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Consumes up to 5% less energy than AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 - 200 vs 210 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- Performs up to 31% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Radeon R9 280 - 105 vs 80 FPS
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 8 vs 3 GB
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
94.14 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
329.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 280 | vs | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 |
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Mar 4th, 2014 | Release Date | Aug 14th, 2017 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | Vega |
$279 | MSRP | $399 |
1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
3 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | HBM2 |
384-bit | Bus | 2048-bit |
240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s |
827 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1156 MHz |
933 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1471 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 800 MHz |