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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms Radeon R9 280 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3070 is 2373 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of Radeon R9 280
- Consumes up to 9% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 - 200 vs 220 Watts
Advantages of GeForce RTX 3070
- Performs up to 65% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Radeon R9 280 - 193 vs 117 FPS
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 8 vs 3 GB
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
193
100%
Value, £/FPS
£3.2/FPS
100%
Price, £
£618.21
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING OC 8GB V2 LHR Graphics Card
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 280 | vs | GeForce RTX 3070 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 4th, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2020 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$279 | MSRP | $499 |
| 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 448 GB/s |
| 827 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
| 933 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1725 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
PCs Using Radeon R9 280 or GeForce RTX 3070
With selected game settings
165 FPS
£6.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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173 FPS
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32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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188 FPS
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32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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186 FPS
£6.72/FPS
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Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,134.95
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£10.73/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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161 FPS
£9.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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157 FPS
£21.83/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£7.84/FPS
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8 GB, N/A Storage
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