Key Differences
In short — Radeon VII outperforms Radeon R9 280X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon VII is 1948 days newer than Radeon R9 280X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280X
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than AMD Radeon VII - 250 vs 295 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon VII
- Performs up to 27% better in World of Warcraft than Radeon R9 280X - 179 vs 141 FPS
- Up to 433% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 16 vs 3 GB
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Desktop • Feb 7th, 2019
FPS
179
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.13/FPS
100%
Price, €
€381.87
100%
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Desktop • Feb 7th, 2019
Theoretical Performance
AMD Radeon R9 280X | vs | AMD Radeon VII |
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Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Feb 7th, 2019 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | Vega II |
$299 | MSRP | $699 |
2x DVI, 1x 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 | 16 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | HBM2 |
384-bit | Bus | 4096-bit |
288 GB/s | Bandwidth | 1024 GB/s |
850 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1400 MHz |
1000 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
1500 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |