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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6950 XT 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 6950 XT is 3136 days newer than Radeon R9 280X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280X
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT - 250 vs 335 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
- Performs up to 103% better in Rust than Radeon R9 280X - 189 vs 93 FPS
- Up to 433% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 16 vs 3 GB
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Desktop • May 10th, 2022
FPS
189
100%
Value, €/FPS
€9.88/FPS
100%
Price, €
€1866.66
100%
FPS and Value Winner
MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT - Scheda Grafica AMD 256-bit 16GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI Triple Torx 4.0 Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready RGB Graphics Card (RX 6950 XT GAMING X TRIO 16G)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon R9 280X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Desktop • May 10th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Desktop • May 10th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
295.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
739.2 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 280X | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | May 10th, 2022 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
| $299 | MSRP | $1099 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 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 | 576 GB/s |
| 850 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1860 MHz |
| 1000 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2310 MHz |
| 1500 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2250 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 280X or Radeon RX 6950 XT
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
123 FPS
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Radeon RX 6950 XT
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