Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 560 XT 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 560 XT is 1835 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 560 XT
- Performs up to 22% better in Apex Legends than Radeon R9 280 - 100 vs 82 FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 150 vs 200 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 4 vs 3 GB
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon RX 560 XT
Desktop • Mar 13th, 2019
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 560 XT
Desktop • Mar 13th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
39.23 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
137.3 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 560 XT | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 13th, 2019 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| Polaris | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $279 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 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 |
| 224 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
1074 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
1226 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
