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Radeon R9 280X vs Radeon RX 7900 XT

Radeon R9 280X vs Radeon RX 7900 XT: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Prices and Stock

MSRP $299

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Prices and Stock

MSRP $899

Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 7900 XT Vapor-X AMD 20 GB GDDR6
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 7900 XT Vapor-X AMD 20 GB GDDR6

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774.83

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2394 2560 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 104 minutes ago
ASROCK Phantom Gaming RX7900XT PGW 20GO AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT GDDR6
ASROCK Phantom Gaming RX7900XT PGW 20GO AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT GDDR6

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783.22

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Updated 104 minutes ago
ASUS TUF Gaming AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT OC Edition, 20GB GDDR6 320-bit 20 Gbps PCIE 4.0, GPU Tweak III, TUF-RX7900XT-O20G-GAMING
ASUS TUF Gaming AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT OC Edition, 20GB GDDR6 320-bit 20 Gbps PCIE 4.0, GPU Tweak III, TUF-RX7900XT-O20G-GAMING

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1500 1687 MHz
Base Clock
2394 2499 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 104 minutes ago
Gigabyte GV-R79XTGAMING OC-20GD 1.0 NVIDIA. 20 GB. Radeon RX 7900 XT. GDDR6. PCI-E 4.0. HDMI ports quantity 2. Memory clock speed 20000 MHz
Gigabyte GV-R79XTGAMING OC-20GD 1.0 NVIDIA. 20 GB. Radeon RX 7900 XT. GDDR6. PCI-E 4.0. HDMI ports quantity 2. Memory clock speed 20000 MHz

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Powercolor Radeon RX 7900 XT Hellhound (20GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/2500MHz/20000MHz)
Powercolor Radeon RX 7900 XT Hellhound (20GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/2500MHz/20000MHz)

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1500 1687 MHz
Base Clock
2394 2499 MHz
Boost Clock
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ASUS Dual Radeon RX 7900 XT OC Edition 20GB GDDR6 Gaming Scheda grafica (AMD Radeon RX7900 XT, PCIe 4.0, 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.1, DUAL-RX7900XT-O20G)
ASUS Dual Radeon RX 7900 XT OC Edition 20GB GDDR6 Gaming Scheda grafica (AMD Radeon RX7900 XT, PCIe 4.0, 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.1, DUAL-RX7900XT-O20G)

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Asrock Vaizdo plokštÄ AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Phantom Gaming 20GB OC GDDR6 320-bit 3xDP 1xHDMI
Asrock Vaizdo plokštÄ AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Phantom Gaming 20GB OC GDDR6 320-bit 3xDP 1xHDMI

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759.33

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2394 2450 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 104 minutes ago
Powercolor Radeon RX 7900 XT 20G
Powercolor Radeon RX 7900 XT 20G

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1,109.9

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Updated 104 minutes ago
ASUS RX7900XT-20G AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB GDDR6
ASUS RX7900XT-20G AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB GDDR6

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1,295

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Same as Founder's Edition
Updated 104 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 7900 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 7900 XT is 3313 days newer than Radeon R9 280X.

Advantages of Radeon R9 280X

  • Consumes up to 17% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT - 250 vs 300 Watts

Advantages of Radeon RX 7900 XT

  • Performs up to 123% better in Rust than Radeon R9 280X - 221 vs 99 FPS
  • Up to 567% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 20 vs 3 GB
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Rust

Rust

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD Radeon R9 280X Logo
Radeon R9 280X

Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013


FPS

99

45%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XT

Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022


FPS

221

100%

Value, €/FPS

€3.51/FPS

100%

Price, €

€774.83

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 7900 XT Vapor-X AMD 20 GB GDDR6

Buy for 774.83 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 104 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD Radeon R9 280X Logo
Radeon R9 280X

Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XT

Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon R9 280X Logo
Radeon R9 280X

Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013


Pixel Fillrate

32 GPixel/s

7%

Texel Fillrate

128 GTexel/s

16%

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XT

Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022


Pixel Fillrate

459.6 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

804.4 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon R9 280X Logo

Radeon R9 280X

vs
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo

Radeon RX 7900 XT

Oct 8th, 2013Release Date
Nov 3rd, 2022
Volcanic IslandsGenerationNavi III
$299
MSRP$899
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortOutputs1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinPower Connectors2x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
3 GBMemory
20 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR6
384-bitBus320-bit
288 GB/sBandwidth
800 GB/s
850 MHzBase Clock Speed
1500 MHz
1000 MHzBoost Clock Speed
2394 MHz
1500 MHzMemory Clock Speed
2500 MHz

PCs Using Radeon R9 280X or Radeon RX 7900 XT

With selected game settings

Radeon R9 280X and Radeon RX 7900 XT Popular Comparisons

Compare 2 Graphics Cards in Games

AMD Radeon R9 280X Logo
Radeon R9 280X

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER Logo
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

890

AMD Radeon R9 280X Logo
Radeon R9 280X

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GeForce RTX 3060

305.48

AMD Radeon R9 280X Logo
Radeon R9 280X

vs
AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7600 XT

357.12

AMD Radeon R9 280X Logo
Radeon R9 280X

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Logo
GeForce RTX 4060

329.83

AMD Radeon R9 280X Logo
Radeon R9 280X

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Logo
GeForce RTX 3050

203

AMD Radeon R9 280X Logo
Radeon R9 280X

vs
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7800 XT

567

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XT

774.83

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER Logo
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

890

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XT

774.83

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GeForce RTX 3060

305.48

AMD Radeon R9 280X Logo
Radeon R9 280X

vs
AMD Radeon RX 6600 Logo
Radeon RX 6600

281.9

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XT

774.83

vs
AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7600 XT

357.12

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XT

774.83

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Logo
GeForce RTX 4060

329.83

AMD Radeon R9 280X Logo
Radeon R9 280X

vs
AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
Radeon RX 580

136.99

AMD Radeon R9 280X Logo
Radeon R9 280X

vs
AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7700 XT

447

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XT

774.83

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Logo
GeForce RTX 3050

203

AMD Radeon R9 280X Logo
Radeon R9 280X

vs
AMD Radeon RX 550 Logo
Radeon RX 550

99.98

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XT

774.83

vs
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7800 XT

567

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XT

774.83

vs
AMD Radeon RX 6600 Logo
Radeon RX 6600

281.9

AMD Radeon R9 280X Logo
Radeon R9 280X

vs
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XTX

1,058.67

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XT

774.83

vs
AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
Radeon RX 580

136.99

AMD Radeon R9 280X Logo
Radeon R9 280X

vs
AMD Radeon RX 7600 Logo
Radeon RX 7600

299.89

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XT

774.83

vs
AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7700 XT

447

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XT

774.83

vs
AMD Radeon RX 550 Logo
Radeon RX 550

99.98

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XT

774.83

vs
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XTX

1,058.67

AMD Radeon R9 280X Logo
Radeon R9 280X

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Logo
GeForce RTX 4070

599.99

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XT

774.83

vs
AMD Radeon RX 7600 Logo
Radeon RX 7600

299.89

AMD Radeon R9 280X Logo
Radeon R9 280X

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER Logo
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

1,274.79

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XT

774.83

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Logo
GeForce RTX 4070

599.99

AMD Radeon R9 280X Logo
Radeon R9 280X

vs
AMD Radeon RX 6400 Logo
Radeon RX 6400

139

AMD Radeon R9 280X Logo
Radeon R9 280X

vs
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6600 XT

449.99

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XT

774.83

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER Logo
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

1,274.79

AMD Radeon R9 280X Logo
Radeon R9 280X

vs
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 Logo
GeForce GT 1030

97.42

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XT

774.83

vs
AMD Radeon RX 6400 Logo
Radeon RX 6400

139

AMD Radeon R9 280X Logo
Radeon R9 280X

vs
NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 Logo
GeForce GT 730

89.64

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XT

774.83

vs
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6600 XT

449.99

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XT

774.83

vs
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 Logo
GeForce GT 1030

97.42

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XT

774.83

vs
NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 Logo
GeForce GT 730

89.64

AMD Radeon R9 280X Logo
Radeon R9 280X

vs
AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6750 XT

487.38

AMD Radeon R9 280X Logo
Radeon R9 280X

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Logo
GeForce RTX 2060

421.91

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XT

774.83

vs
AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6750 XT

487.38

AMD Radeon R9 280X Logo
Radeon R9 280X

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo
GeForce RTX 4090

3,270.83

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XT

774.83

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Logo
GeForce RTX 2060

421.91

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XT

774.83

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo
GeForce RTX 4090

3,270.83

AMD Radeon R9 280X Logo
Radeon R9 280X

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB Logo
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

416.04

AMD Radeon R9 280X Logo
Radeon R9 280X

vs
NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 Logo
GeForce GT 710

50.99

AMD Radeon R9 280X Logo
Radeon R9 280X

vs
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6700 XT

1,039.98

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XT

774.83

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB Logo
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

416.04

AMD Radeon R9 280X Logo
Radeon R9 280X

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Logo
GeForce RTX 4080

1,456.99

AMD Radeon R9 280X Logo
Radeon R9 280X

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Logo
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

678.99

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XT

774.83

vs
NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 Logo
GeForce GT 710

50.99

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XT

774.83

vs
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6700 XT

1,039.98

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XT

774.83

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Logo
GeForce RTX 4080

1,456.99

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XT

774.83

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Logo
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

678.99

AMD Radeon R9 280X Logo
Radeon R9 280X

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB Logo
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

602.29

AMD Radeon R9 280X Logo
Radeon R9 280X

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Logo
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

1,228.99

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XT

774.83

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB Logo
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

602.29

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XT

774.83

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Logo
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

1,228.99

AMD Radeon R9 280X Logo
Radeon R9 280X

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

1,099.99

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XT

774.83

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

1,099.99

AMD Radeon R9 280X Logo
Radeon R9 280X

vs
AMD Radeon RX 6800 Logo
Radeon RX 6800

583.82

AMD Radeon R9 280X Logo
Radeon R9 280X

vs
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Logo
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

458.99

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