Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6500M 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 RX 6500M is 2863 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500M
- Performs up to 14% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Radeon R9 280 - 91 vs 80 FPS
- Consumes up to 75% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 50 vs 200 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 4 vs 3 GB
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 6500M
Mobile • Jan 4th, 2022
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6500M
Mobile • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
76.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
153.6 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 6500M | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| Navi Mobile | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $279 |
| Portable Device Dependent | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 144 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
2000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
2400 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
2250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
