Key Differences
In short — Radeon VII 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 VII is 1801 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Radeon VII - 200 vs 295 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon VII
- Performs up to 38% better in Battlefield IV than Radeon R9 280 - 234 vs 169 FPS
- Up to 433% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 16 vs 3 GB
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Radeon VII
Desktop • Feb 7th, 2019
Theoretical Performance
AMD Radeon R9 280 | vs | AMD Radeon VII |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 4th, 2014 | Release Date | Feb 7th, 2019 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Vega II |
$279 | MSRP | $699 |
| 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 16 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | HBM2 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 4096-bit |
| 240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 1024 GB/s |
| 827 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1400 MHz |
| 933 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
