Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 380X 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 R9 380X is 625 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 380X
- Performs up to 11% better in No Man's Sky than Radeon R9 280 - 83 vs 75 FPS
- Consumes up to 5% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 190 vs 200 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 4 vs 3 GB
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 380X
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2015
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 380X
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2015
Pixel Fillrate
31.04 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
124.2 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 380X | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 19th, 2015 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| Pirate Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$229 | MSRP | $279 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 182.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
970 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
1425 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
