Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 Nano 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 Nano is 541 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 Nano
- Performs up to 39% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Radeon R9 280 - 39 vs 28 FPS
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 175 vs 200 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 4 vs 3 GB
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 Nano
Desktop • Aug 27th, 2015
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
AMD Radeon R9 Nano | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
Aug 27th, 2015 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| Pirate Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $649 | MSRP | $279 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| HBM | Type | GDDR5 |
| 4096-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
512 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
| 500 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
