Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280 outperforms Radeon HD 7970M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280 is 679 days newer than Radeon HD 7970M.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Performs up to 5% better in Dirt 5 than Radeon HD 7970M - 97 vs 92 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970M - 3 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970M
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 100 vs 200 Watts
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Radeon HD 7970M
Mobile • Apr 24th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 280 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970M |
|---|---|---|
Mar 4th, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 24th, 2012 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | London |
| $279 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | None |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Mobile |
3 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 153.6 GB/s |
| 827 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 850 MHz |
| 933 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1200 MHz |
