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 R9 280
- Performs up to 1% better in World of Warcraft than Radeon HD 7870 XT - 139 vs 137 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 3 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 185 vs 200 Watts
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
95%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
31.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
93.6 GTexel/s
89%
AMD Radeon R9 280 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT |
|---|---|---|
Mar 4th, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 19th, 2012 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
| $279 | MSRP | $270 |
| 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
3 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192 GB/s |
| 827 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 933 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 975 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
