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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3080 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 3080 is 2373 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 - 200 vs 320 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
- Performs up to 44% better in Far Cry 3 than Radeon R9 280 - 200 vs 139 FPS
- Up to 233% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 10 vs 3 GB
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
200
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.62/FPS
100%
Price, $
$725
100%
FPS and Value Winner
2021 Newst GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition / AllyFlex HDMI
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 280 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 4th, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2020 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$279 | MSRP | $699 |
| 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 | 10 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 384-bit | Bus | 320-bit |
| 240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 760.3 GB/s |
| 827 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1440 MHz |
| 933 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1710 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1188 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 280 or GeForce RTX 3080
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
147 FPS
$9.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,399
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172 FPS
$13.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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163 FPS
$8.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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209 FPS
$9.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$1,999.99
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147 FPS
$14.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,099
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163 FPS
$8.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,439.99
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153 FPS
$7.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,082.29
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149 FPS
$11.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,764.99
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173 FPS
$10.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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139 FPS
$7.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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