Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 6670 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 HD 6670 is 1050 days older than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 6670
- Performs up to 2% better in Valheim than Radeon R9 280 - 60 vs 59 FPS
- Consumes up to 67% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 66 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 6670 - 3 vs 1 GB
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon HD 6670
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2011
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 6670 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19th, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| Northern Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $99 | MSRP | $279 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 64 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
| 800 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
| 1000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
