Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280 outperforms Radeon RX 560 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280 is 1141 days older than Radeon RX 560.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 560
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 75 vs 200 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 4 vs 3 GB
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Radeon RX 560
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
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 RX 560 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 4th, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 18th, 2017 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
$279 | MSRP | $99 |
| 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
| 827 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1175 MHz |
| 933 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1275 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
