Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 7800 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 7800 XT is 3461 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT - 200 vs 263 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
- Performs up to 99% better in Rust than Radeon R9 280 - 181 vs 91 FPS
- Up to 433% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 16 vs 3 GB
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023
FPS
181
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.76/FPS
100%
Price, $
$499
100%
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023
Pixel Fillrate
233.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
583.2 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 280 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT |
---|---|---|
Mar 4th, 2014 | Release Date | Aug 25th, 2023 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi III |
$279 | MSRP | $499 |
1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1 |
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 | 620.8 GB/s |
827 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1295 MHz |
933 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2430 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2425 MHz |