Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280 outperforms Radeon HD 8850M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280 is 337 days newer than Radeon HD 8850M.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Performs up to 35% better in Sons Of The Forest than Radeon HD 8850M - 31 vs 23 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 8850M - 3 vs 2 GB
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 8850M
Mobile • Apr 1st, 2013
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 8850M | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| Solar System | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $279 |
| None | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 32 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
| 575 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
| 625 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
| 1000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
