Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 5500M 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 RX 5500M is 2043 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 5500M
- Performs up to 10% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Radeon R9 280 - 68 vs 62 FPS
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 85 vs 200 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 4 vs 3 GB
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 5500M
Mobile • Oct 7th, 2019
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 5500M
Mobile • Oct 7th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
52.64 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
144.8 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 5500M | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| Mobility Radeon | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $279 |
| None | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 224 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
1375 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
1645 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
