Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6700 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 6700 is 2654 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6700
- Performs up to 39% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Radeon R9 280 - 86 vs 62 FPS
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 175 vs 200 Watts
- Up to 233% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 10 vs 3 GB
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Desktop • Jun 9th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Jun 9th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
156.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
352.8 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 280 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6700 |
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Mar 4th, 2014 | Release Date | Jun 9th, 2021 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
$279 | MSRP | Not Available |
1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
3 GB | Memory | 10 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
384-bit | Bus | 160-bit |
240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
827 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1941 MHz |
933 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2450 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |