Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280 outperforms Radeon R7 260 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280 is 77 days newer than Radeon R7 260.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Performs up to 6% better in New World than Radeon R7 260 - 68 vs 64 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 260 - 3 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 260
- Consumes up to 52% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 95 vs 200 Watts
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Desktop • Dec 17th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
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 R7 260 |
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Mar 4th, 2014 | Release Date | Dec 17th, 2013 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$279 | MSRP | $109 |
1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
3 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
384-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 96 GB/s |
827 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
933 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |