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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6800 XT outperforms Radeon R9 280X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 6800 XT is 2577 days newer than Radeon R9 280X.
Advantages of Radeon R9 280X
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT - 250 vs 300 Watts
Advantages of Radeon RX 6800 XT
- Performs up to 81% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Radeon R9 280X - 297 vs 164 FPS
- Up to 433% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 16 vs 3 GB
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
FPS
297
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.64/FPS
100%
Price, £
£486.49
100%
FPS and Value Winner
ASROCK RX6800XT PG 16GO AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT GDDR6
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Radeon R9 280X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
288 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
648 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 280X | vs | Radeon RX 6800 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 28th, 2020 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
$299 | MSRP | $649 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 16 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 288 GB/s | Bandwidth | 512 GB/s |
| 850 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1825 MHz |
| 1000 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2250 MHz |
| 1500 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
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