Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 560 XT 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 RX 560 XT is 1835 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 560 XT
- Performs up to 22% better in Assassin's Creed Odyssey than Radeon R9 280 - 50 vs 41 FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 150 vs 200 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 4 vs 3 GB
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Radeon RX 560 XT
Desktop • Mar 13th, 2019
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 560 XT
Desktop • Mar 13th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
39.23 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
137.3 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 280 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 560 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 4th, 2014 | Release Date | Mar 13th, 2019 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
| $279 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 827 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1074 MHz |
| 933 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1226 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
