Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 295X2 outperforms Radeon R9 280 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 295X2 is 56 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Consumes up to 60% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 295X2 - 200 vs 500 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 295X2
- Performs up to 31% better in Cities: Skylines II than Radeon R9 280 - 17 vs 13 FPS
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 4 vs 3 GB
Cities: Skylines II
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 R9 295X2
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 295X2
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.15 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
179.2 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 280 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 295X2 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 4th, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2014 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $279 | MSRP | $1499 |
| 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 3x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| 827 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1018 MHz |
| 933 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
