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Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280 outperforms Radeon R7 260X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280 is 147 days newer than Radeon R7 260X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Performs up to 20% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Radeon R7 260X - 18 vs 15 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 260X - 3 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 260X
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 115 vs 200 Watts
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon R7 260X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
FPS
15
83%
Value, $/FPS
$16.42/FPS
100%
Price, $
$246.31
100%
Value Winner
XFX Radeon R7 260X Double Dissipation Core Edition
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Radeon R7 260X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
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 R7 260X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 4th, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $279 | MSRP | $139 |
| 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
3 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 104 GB/s |
| 827 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1100 MHz |
| 933 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1625 MHz |
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