Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280 outperforms Radeon HD 7870M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280 is 679 days newer than Radeon HD 7870M.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Performs up to 6% better in Minecraft than Radeon HD 7870M - 536 vs 507 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7870M - 3 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7870M
- Consumes up to 78% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 45 vs 200 Watts
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Radeon HD 7870M
Mobile • Apr 24th, 2012
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 R9 280 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7870M |
|---|---|---|
Mar 4th, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 24th, 2012 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | London |
| $279 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | None |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Mobile |
3 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 64 GB/s |
827 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 800 MHz |
| 933 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
