Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280 outperforms Radeon HD 7870 XT on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280 is 470 days newer than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 185 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Performs up to 3% better in Far Cry 6 than Radeon HD 7870 XT - 73 vs 71 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 3 vs 2 GB
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
31.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
93.6 GTexel/s
89%
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
95%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 19th, 2012 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$270 | MSRP | $279 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 192 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
975 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
1500 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
