Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6700 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 6700 is 2654 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6700
- Performs up to 163% better in Fortnite than Radeon R9 280 - 121 vs 46 FPS
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 175 vs 200 Watts
- Up to 233% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 10 vs 3 GB
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Radeon RX 6700
Desktop • Jun 9th, 2021
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6700
Desktop • Jun 9th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
156.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
352.8 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 6700 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 9th, 2021 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| Navi II | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $279 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 160-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
1941 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
2450 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
