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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms Radeon R9 280 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3070 is 2373 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Consumes up to 9% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 - 200 vs 220 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
- Performs up to 126% better in Elden Ring than Radeon R9 280 - 97 vs 43 FPS
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 8 vs 3 GB
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
97
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.76/FPS
100%
Price, $
$559
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming OC 8G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 8GB 256-Bit GDDR6, GV-N3070GAMING OC-8GD Video Card
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 280 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 4th, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2020 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$279 | MSRP | $499 |
| 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 448 GB/s |
| 827 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
| 933 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1725 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 280 or GeForce RTX 3070
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
85 FPS
$11.59/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$15.54/FPS
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$7.93/FPS
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Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$19.59/FPS
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$11.31/FPS
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$14.64/FPS
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16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$24/FPS
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Core i9-13900K
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93 FPS
$25.9/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$14.94/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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89 FPS
$11.24/FPS
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Core i7-11700KF
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