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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6800 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 6800 is 2430 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Consumes up to 20% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6800 - 200 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6800
- Performs up to 239% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Radeon R9 280 - 78 vs 23 FPS
- Up to 433% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 16 vs 3 GB
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 6800
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
FPS
78
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.01/FPS
100%
Price, $
$390.54
100%
FPS and Value Winner
XFX Speedster SWFT319 ,Radeon™ RX 6800 Core Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA™ 2 (RX-68XLAQFD9)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Radeon RX 6800
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6800
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
202.1 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
505.2 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 280 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6800 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 4th, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 28th, 2020 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
$279 | MSRP | $579 |
| 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 16 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 512 GB/s |
| 827 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1700 MHz |
| 933 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2105 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 280 or Radeon RX 6800
Hogwarts Legacy, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
72 FPS
$23.61/FPS
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