Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 470 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 470 is 884 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 470
- Performs up to 18% better in Resident Evil 4 than Radeon R9 280 - 67 vs 57 FPS
- 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
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Radeon RX 470
Desktop • Aug 4th, 2016
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
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 RX 470 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
Aug 4th, 2016 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| Arctic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$179 | 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 |
4 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 211.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
926 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
1206 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
1650 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
