Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 480 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 480 is 848 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 480
- Performs up to 0% better in League of Legends than Radeon R9 280 - 368 vs 367 FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 150 vs 200 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 8 vs 3 GB
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 480 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 29th, 2016 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| Arctic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$229 | MSRP | $279 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
1120 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
1266 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
