Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280 outperforms Radeon HD 7950 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280 is 763 days newer than Radeon HD 7950.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Performs up to 2% better in Stray than Radeon HD 7950 - 50 vs 49 FPS
Stray
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 7950
Desktop • Jan 31st, 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 7950 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 4th, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 31st, 2012 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
$279 | MSRP | $449 |
| 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 | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
827 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 800 MHz |
| 933 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
