Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6850M 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 6850M XT is 2863 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT
- Performs up to 6300% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Radeon R9 280 - 64 vs 1 FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 165 vs 200 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 12 vs 3 GB
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Radeon RX 6850M XT
Mobile • Jan 4th, 2022
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6850M XT
Mobile • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
165.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
413 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
18.075060532687655%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
25.302663438256655%
AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| Navi Mobile | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $279 |
| Portable Device Dependent | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
12 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
432 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
2321 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
2581 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
2250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
