Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 295X2 outperforms Radeon R9 280X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 295X2 is 203 days newer than Radeon R9 280X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280X
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 295X2 - 250 vs 500 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 295X2
- Performs up to 6% better in Minecraft than Radeon R9 280X - 574 vs 543 FPS
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 4 vs 3 GB
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.15 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
179.2 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 280X | vs | AMD Radeon R9 295X2 |
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Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2014 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$299 | MSRP | $1499 |
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort |
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 3x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
3 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
384-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
288 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
850 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1018 MHz |
1000 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1500 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |