Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX Vega 56 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 Vega 56 is 1406 days newer than Radeon R9 280X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- Performs up to 58% better in Battlefield 1 than Radeon R9 280X - 125 vs 79 FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 210 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 8 vs 3 GB
Battlefield 1
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 280X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
94.14 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
329.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 280X | vs | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Aug 14th, 2017 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Vega |
$299 | MSRP | $399 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | HBM2 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 2048-bit |
| 288 GB/s | Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s |
| 850 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1156 MHz |
| 1000 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1471 MHz |
1500 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 800 MHz |
