Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 390X 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 390X is 471 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 390X
- Performs up to 1% better in League of Legends than Radeon R9 280 - 369 vs 367 FPS
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 8 vs 3 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 390X - 200 vs 275 Watts
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon R9 390X
Desktop • Jun 18th, 2015
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 390X
Desktop • Jun 18th, 2015
Pixel Fillrate
67.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
184.8 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 390X | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 18th, 2015 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| Pirate Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $429 | MSRP | $279 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
384 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
1500 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
