Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6800 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 6800 XT is 2430 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Consumes up to 33% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT - 200 vs 300 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
- Performs up to 505% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Radeon R9 280 - 115 vs 19 FPS
- Up to 433% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 16 vs 3 GB
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
FPS
115
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.44/FPS
100%
Price, $
$510.4
100%
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
288 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
648 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 280 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT |
---|---|---|
Mar 4th, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 28th, 2020 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
$279 | MSRP | $649 |
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 | 1825 MHz |
933 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2250 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |