Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280 outperforms Radeon R7 265 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280 is 19 days newer than Radeon R7 265.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Performs up to 9% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Radeon R7 265 - 58 vs 53 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 265 - 3 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 265
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 150 vs 200 Watts
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Radeon R7 265
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2014
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 R7 265 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 4th, 2014 | Release Date | Feb 13th, 2014 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $279 | MSRP | $149 |
| 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x 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 | 256-bit |
240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 179.2 GB/s |
| 827 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 900 MHz |
933 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1400 MHz |
