Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 380X 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 R9 380X is 625 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 380X
- Performs up to 4% better in Far Cry 3 than Radeon R9 280 - 144 vs 139 FPS
- Consumes up to 5% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 190 vs 200 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 4 vs 3 GB
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Radeon R9 380X
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2015
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 380X
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2015
Pixel Fillrate
31.04 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
124.2 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 280 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 380X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 4th, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 19th, 2015 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Pirate Islands |
| $279 | MSRP | $229 |
| 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 182.4 GB/s |
| 827 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 970 MHz |
| 933 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1425 MHz |
