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Radeon R9 280 vs Radeon RX 7800 XT

Radeon R9 280 vs Radeon RX 7800 XT: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Radeon RX 7800 XT

16 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Logo
Gigabyte Radeon RX 7800 XT Gaming OC 16 GB Grafikkarte - 16 GB GDDR6 256-Bit, Windforce-Kühlsystem, Metallrückplatte, DP 2.1, HDMI 2.1, AMD RDNA 3 Architektur, GV-R78XTGAMING OC-16GD

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Radeon RX 7800 XT

16 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Logo
Gigabyte Radeon RX 7800 XT Gaming OC 16 GB Grafikkarte - 16 GB GDDR6 256-Bit, Windforce-Kühlsystem, Metallrückplatte, DP 2.1, HDMI 2.1, AMD RDNA 3 Architektur, GV-R78XTGAMING OC-16GD

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Updated 2108 minutes ago

Prices and Stock

MSRP $279

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Prices and Stock

MSRP $499

Gigabyte Radeon RX 7800 XT Gaming OC 16 GB Grafikkarte - 16 GB GDDR6 256-Bit, Windforce-Kühlsystem, Metallrückplatte, DP 2.1, HDMI 2.1, AMD RDNA 3 Architektur, GV-R78XTGAMING OC-16GD
Gigabyte Radeon RX 7800 XT Gaming OC 16 GB Grafikkarte - 16 GB GDDR6 256-Bit, Windforce-Kühlsystem, Metallrückplatte, DP 2.1, HDMI 2.1, AMD RDNA 3 Architektur, GV-R78XTGAMING OC-16GD

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506

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1295 1624 MHz
Base Clock
2430 2565 MHz
Boost Clock
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XFX Speedster MERC319 Black Gaming Radeon Gaming Grafikkarte RX 7800 XT 16 GB GDDR6 HDMI 3xDP, AMD RDNA™ 3 (RX-78TMERCB90)
XFX Speedster MERC319 Black Gaming Radeon Gaming Grafikkarte RX 7800 XT 16 GB GDDR6 HDMI 3xDP, AMD RDNA™ 3 (RX-78TMERCB90)

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532.18

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ASUS Dual Radeon RX 7800 XT OC Edition 16GB GDDR6 Gaming Grafikkarte (AMD Radeon RX7800XT, PCIe 4.0, 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.1, DUAL-RX7800XT-O16G, schwarz)
ASUS Dual Radeon RX 7800 XT OC Edition 16GB GDDR6 Gaming Grafikkarte (AMD Radeon RX7800XT, PCIe 4.0, 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.1, DUAL-RX7800XT-O16G, schwarz)

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555.77

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Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon™ RX 7800 XT Gaming 16GB GDDR6 Dual HDMI/Dual DP
Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon™ RX 7800 XT Gaming 16GB GDDR6 Dual HDMI/Dual DP

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515.72

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ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7800 XT OC Edition 16GB GDDR6 Gaming Grafikkarte schwarz (AMD Radeon RX7800XT, PCIe 4.0, 1x HDMI 2.1, 3X DisplayPort 2.1, TUF-RX7800XT-O16G-GAMING)
ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7800 XT OC Edition 16GB GDDR6 Gaming Grafikkarte schwarz (AMD Radeon RX7800XT, PCIe 4.0, 1x HDMI 2.1, 3X DisplayPort 2.1, TUF-RX7800XT-O16G-GAMING)

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Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon™ RX 7800 XT Gaming OC 16GB GDDR6 Dual HDMI/Dual DP
Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon™ RX 7800 XT Gaming OC 16GB GDDR6 Dual HDMI/Dual DP

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581.99

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2430 2475 MHz
Boost Clock
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Sapphire AMD Radeon™ RX 7800 XT Gaming Graphics Card 16GB GDDR6 HDMI/Triple DP
Sapphire AMD Radeon™ RX 7800 XT Gaming Graphics Card 16GB GDDR6 HDMI/Triple DP

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639.9

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PowerColor RX 7800XT AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 Go GDDR6
PowerColor RX 7800XT AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 Go GDDR6

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562.82

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Sapphire 11330-01-20G Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Gaming Grafikkarte mit 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3
Sapphire 11330-01-20G Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Gaming Grafikkarte mit 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3

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1295 1624 MHz
Base Clock
2430 2565 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 2108 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 7800 XT outperforms Radeon R9 280 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 7800 XT is 3461 days newer than Radeon R9 280.

Advantages of Radeon R9 280

  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT - 200 vs 263 Watts

Advantages of Radeon RX 7800 XT

  • Performs up to 12300% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Radeon R9 280 - 124 vs 1 FPS
  • Up to 433% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 16 vs 3 GB
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Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

AMD Radeon R9 280 Logo
Radeon R9 280

Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014


FPS

1

1%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7800 XT

Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023


FPS

124

100%

Value, €/FPS

€4.08/FPS

100%

Price, €

€506

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Gigabyte Radeon RX 7800 XT Gaming OC 16 GB Grafikkarte - 16 GB GDDR6 256-Bit, Windforce-Kühlsystem, Metallrückplatte, DP 2.1, HDMI 2.1, AMD RDNA 3 Architektur, GV-R78XTGAMING OC-16GD

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In Stock

Updated 2108 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

AMD Radeon R9 280 Logo
Radeon R9 280

Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7800 XT

Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon R9 280 Logo
Radeon R9 280

Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014


Pixel Fillrate

29.86 GPixel/s

13%

Texel Fillrate

104.5 GTexel/s

18%

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7800 XT

Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023


Pixel Fillrate

233.3 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

583.2 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon R9 280 Logo

Radeon R9 280

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AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Logo

Radeon RX 7800 XT

Mar 4th, 2014
Aug 25th, 2023
Volcanic IslandsNavi III
$279
$499
1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin2x 8-pin
Desktop
Desktop
3 GB
16 GB
GDDR5GDDR6
384-bit256-bit
240 GB/s
620.8 GB/s
827 MHz
1295 MHz
933 MHz
2430 MHz
1250 MHz
2425 MHz

PCs Using Radeon R9 280 or Radeon RX 7800 XT

With selected game settings

Popular Radeon R9 280 and Radeon RX 7800 XT Comparisons

Compare 2 Graphics Cards in Games

AMD Radeon R9 280 Logo
Radeon R9 280
vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GeForce RTX 3060

292.02

AMD Radeon R9 280 Logo
Radeon R9 280
vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Logo
GeForce RTX 3050

222.9

AMD Radeon R9 280 Logo
Radeon R9 280
vs
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XT

779.9

AMD Radeon R9 280 Logo
Radeon R9 280
vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Logo
GeForce RTX 4060

310.88

AMD Radeon R9 280 Logo
Radeon R9 280
vs
AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7600 XT

363.82

AMD Radeon R9 280 Logo
Radeon R9 280
vs
AMD Radeon RX 6600 Logo
Radeon RX 6600

245.14

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7800 XT

506

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GeForce RTX 3060

292.02

AMD Radeon R9 280 Logo
Radeon R9 280
vs
AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
Radeon RX 580

Out of Stock

AMD Radeon R9 280 Logo
Radeon R9 280
vs
AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7700 XT

431.54

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7800 XT

506

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Logo
GeForce RTX 3050

222.9

AMD Radeon R9 280 Logo
Radeon R9 280
vs
AMD Radeon RX 7600 Logo
Radeon RX 7600

286.9

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7800 XT

506

vs
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XT

779.9

AMD Radeon R9 280 Logo
Radeon R9 280
vs
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XTX

921.9

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7800 XT

506

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Logo
GeForce RTX 4060

310.88

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7800 XT

506

vs
AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7600 XT

363.82

AMD Radeon R9 280 Logo
Radeon R9 280
vs
AMD Radeon RX 550 Logo
Radeon RX 550

96.99

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7800 XT

506

vs
AMD Radeon RX 6600 Logo
Radeon RX 6600

245.14

AMD Radeon R9 280 Logo
Radeon R9 280
vs
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 Logo
GeForce GT 1030

103

AMD Radeon R9 280 Logo
Radeon R9 280
vs
AMD Radeon RX 6400 Logo
Radeon RX 6400

140

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7800 XT

506

vs
AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
Radeon RX 580

Out of Stock

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7800 XT

506

vs
AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7700 XT

431.54

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7800 XT

506

vs
AMD Radeon RX 7600 Logo
Radeon RX 7600

286.9

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7800 XT

506

vs
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XTX

921.9

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7800 XT

506

vs
AMD Radeon RX 550 Logo
Radeon RX 550

96.99

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7800 XT

506

vs
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 Logo
GeForce GT 1030

103

AMD Radeon R9 280 Logo
Radeon R9 280
vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Logo
GeForce RTX 4070

629.9

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7800 XT

506

vs
AMD Radeon RX 6400 Logo
Radeon RX 6400

140

AMD Radeon R9 280 Logo
Radeon R9 280
vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER Logo
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

1,199

AMD Radeon R9 280 Logo
Radeon R9 280
vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Logo
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

1,269

AMD Radeon R9 280 Logo
Radeon R9 280
vs
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6600 XT

561.8

AMD Radeon R9 280 Logo
Radeon R9 280
vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo
GeForce RTX 4090

3,289.99

AMD Radeon R9 280 Logo
Radeon R9 280
vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB Logo
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

542

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7800 XT

506

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Logo
GeForce RTX 4070

629.9

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7800 XT

506

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER Logo
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

1,199

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7800 XT

506

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Logo
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

1,269

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7800 XT

506

vs
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6600 XT

561.8

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7800 XT

506

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo
GeForce RTX 4090

3,289.99

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7800 XT

506

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB Logo
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

542

AMD Radeon R9 280 Logo
Radeon R9 280
vs
NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 Logo
GeForce GT 710

43.9

AMD Radeon R9 280 Logo
Radeon R9 280
vs
AMD Radeon RX 6800 Logo
Radeon RX 6800

794.41

AMD Radeon R9 280 Logo
Radeon R9 280
vs
AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6750 XT

514.86

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7800 XT

506

vs
NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 Logo
GeForce GT 710

43.9

AMD Radeon R9 280 Logo
Radeon R9 280
vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Logo
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

489

AMD Radeon R9 280 Logo
Radeon R9 280
vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB Logo
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

454

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7800 XT

506

vs
AMD Radeon RX 6800 Logo
Radeon RX 6800

794.41

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7800 XT

506

vs
AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6750 XT

514.86

AMD Radeon R9 280 Logo
Radeon R9 280
vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Logo
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

747.81

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7800 XT

506

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Logo
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

489

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7800 XT

506

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB Logo
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

454

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7800 XT

506

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Logo
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

747.81

AMD Radeon R9 280 Logo
Radeon R9 280
vs
NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 Logo
GeForce GT 730

71.9

AMD Radeon R9 280 Logo
Radeon R9 280
vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Logo
GeForce RTX 3070

535.68

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7800 XT

506

vs
NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 Logo
GeForce GT 730

71.9

AMD Radeon R9 280 Logo
Radeon R9 280
vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Logo
GeForce RTX 2060

528.75

AMD Radeon R9 280 Logo
Radeon R9 280
vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Logo
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti

1,879.99

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7800 XT

506

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Logo
GeForce RTX 3070

535.68

AMD Radeon R9 280 Logo
Radeon R9 280
vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER Logo
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

927.84

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7800 XT

506

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Logo
GeForce RTX 2060

528.75

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7800 XT

506

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Logo
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti

1,879.99

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7800 XT

506

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER Logo
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

927.84

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