Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 Nano 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 Nano is 541 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 Nano
- Performs up to 9% better in Far Cry 3 than Radeon R9 280 - 152 vs 139 FPS
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 175 vs 200 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 4 vs 3 GB
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Radeon R9 Nano
Desktop • Aug 27th, 2015
Theoretical Performance
AMD Radeon R9 280 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 Nano |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 4th, 2014 | Release Date | Aug 27th, 2015 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Pirate Islands |
$279 | MSRP | $649 |
| 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | HBM |
| 384-bit | Bus | 4096-bit |
| 240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 512 GB/s |
| 827 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 933 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 500 MHz |
