Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 295X2 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 295X2 is 56 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 295X2
- Performs up to 30% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Radeon R9 280 - 60 vs 46 FPS
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 4 vs 3 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Consumes up to 60% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 295X2 - 200 vs 500 Watts
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 295X2
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2014
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 295X2
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.15 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
179.2 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 295X2 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 29th, 2014 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$1499 | MSRP | $279 |
| 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 3x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
1018 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
