Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 470 outperforms Radeon R9 280X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 470 is 1031 days newer than Radeon R9 280X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 470
- Performs up to 18% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Radeon R9 280X - 65 vs 55 FPS
- Consumes up to 52% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 120 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 4 vs 3 GB
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Radeon R9 280X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Radeon RX 470
Desktop • Aug 4th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 470
Desktop • Aug 4th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
38.59 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
154.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 280X | vs | AMD Radeon RX 470 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Aug 4th, 2016 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Arctic Islands |
| $299 | MSRP | $179 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
288 GB/s | Bandwidth | 211.2 GB/s |
| 850 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 926 MHz |
| 1000 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1206 MHz |
| 1500 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1650 MHz |
