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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6500 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 6500 XT is 2878 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Performs up to 45% better in Sons Of The Forest than Radeon R9 280 - 45 vs 31 FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 107 vs 200 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 4 vs 3 GB
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
45
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.55/FPS
100%
Price, $
$159.79
100%
FPS and Value Winner
PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ITX Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 280 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 4th, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
| $279 | MSRP | $199 |
| 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 143.9 GB/s |
| 827 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2310 MHz |
| 933 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2815 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2248 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 280 or Radeon RX 6500 XT
Sons Of The Forest, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
38 FPS
$11.84/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$449.99
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33 FPS
$41.33/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i3-10105F
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$1,364
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33 FPS
$25.76/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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37 FPS
$21.35/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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38 FPS
$24.47/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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38 FPS
$23.16/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$879.99
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