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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6950 XT 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 RX 6950 XT is 3136 days newer than Radeon R9 280X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280X
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT - 250 vs 335 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
- Performs up to 291% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Radeon R9 280X - 129 vs 33 FPS
- Up to 433% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 16 vs 3 GB
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Radeon™ RX 6950 XT gddr6 Graphics Card
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 280X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Desktop • May 10th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Desktop • May 10th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
295.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
739.2 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 280X | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | May 10th, 2022 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
| $299 | MSRP | $1099 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 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 |
| 288 GB/s | Bandwidth | 576 GB/s |
| 850 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1860 MHz |
| 1000 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2310 MHz |
| 1500 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2250 MHz |
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