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Radeon R9 280 vs GeForce RTX 3070

Radeon R9 280 vs GeForce RTX 3070: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Radeon R9 280

3 GB GDDR5 | 384-bit

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GeForce RTX 3070

8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming OC 8G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, LHR, 8GB 256-bit GDDR6, GV-N3070GAMING OC-8GD Video Card

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Radeon R9 280

3 GB GDDR5 | 384-bit

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FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3070

8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming OC 8G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, LHR, 8GB 256-bit GDDR6, GV-N3070GAMING OC-8GD Video Card

Buy for $542.14 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 2136 minutes ago

Prices and Stock
MSRP $279

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Prices and Stock
MSRP $499

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming OC 8G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, LHR, 8GB 256-bit GDDR6, GV-N3070GAMING OC-8GD Video Card

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card - Dark Platinum and Black

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming OC 8GB V2 LHR Graphics Card

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms Radeon R9 280 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3070 is 2373 days newer than Radeon R9 280.

Advantages of Radeon R9 280

Consumes up to 9% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 - 200 vs 220 Watts

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3070

Performs up to 8500% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Radeon R9 280 - 86 vs 1 FPS
Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 8 vs 3 GB

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Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014

FPS

1

1%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

GeForce RTX 3070

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020

FPS

86

100%

Value, $/FPS

$6.3/FPS

100%

Price, $

$542.14

100%

FPS and Value Winner

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming OC 8G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, LHR, 8GB 256-bit GDDR6, GV-N3070GAMING OC-8GD Video Card

Buy for $542.14 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 2136 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014

GeForce RTX 3070

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020

452

FPS

357

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

140

FPS

47

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

794

FPS

557

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

395

FPS

386

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

136

FPS

83

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Theoretical Performance

Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014

Pixel Fillrate

29.86 GPixel/s

18%

Texel Fillrate

104.5 GTexel/s

33%

GeForce RTX 3070

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020

Pixel Fillrate

165.6 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

317.4 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon R9 280	vs	GeForce RTX 3070
Mar 4th, 2014	Release Date	Sep 1st, 2020
Volcanic Islands	Generation	GeForce 30
$279	MSRP	$499
1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	Power Connectors	1x 12-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
3 GB	Memory	8 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6
384-bit	Bus	256-bit
240 GB/s	Bandwidth	448 GB/s
827 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1500 MHz
933 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	1725 MHz
1250 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1750 MHz

PCs Using Radeon R9 280 or GeForce RTX 3070

With selected game settings

ViprTech Ghost 3.0 Liquid-Cooled PC Image

ViprTech Ghost 3.0 Liquid-Cooled PC

74 FPS

$12.97/FPS

GeForce RTX 3070

Ryzen 5 5600G

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$959.99

In Stock

Lenovo Legion Tower 5i - 2022 - Gaming Desktop PC Image

Lenovo Legion Tower 5i - 2022 - Gaming Desktop PC

78 FPS

$17.94/FPS

GeForce RTX 3070

Core i7-12700F

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,399

In Stock

Empowered PC Image

76 FPS

$15.79/FPS

GeForce RTX 3070

Ryzen 7 5700X

32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

$1,199.99

In Stock

Lenovo Legion Tower 5i Gaming Desktop PC Image

Lenovo Legion Tower 5i Gaming Desktop PC

76 FPS

$23.67/FPS

GeForce RTX 3070

Core i7-11700F

64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

$1,799

In Stock

ROG Strix GA15DK Gaming Desktop PC Image

ROG Strix GA15DK Gaming Desktop PC

76 FPS

$13.14/FPS

GeForce RTX 3070

Ryzen 7 5800X

16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

$999

In Stock

HP OMEN 30L Gaming Desktop PC Image

HP OMEN 30L Gaming Desktop PC

76 FPS

$24.2/FPS

GeForce RTX 3070

Ryzen 7 5800X

32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

$1,839

In Stock

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STGAubron Gaming PC

78 FPS

$13.08/FPS

GeForce RTX 3070

Core i9-11900KF

8 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

$1,019.99

In Stock

Alienware Aurora R14 VR Ready Gaming PC Image

Alienware Aurora R14 VR Ready Gaming PC

75 FPS

$23.73/FPS

GeForce RTX 3070

Ryzen 7 5800

16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

$1,779.99

In Stock

Empowered PC Image

82 FPS

$18.29/FPS

GeForce RTX 3070

Ryzen 7 7800X3D

32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

$1,499.99

In Stock

STGAubron Gaming Desktop PC Image

STGAubron Gaming Desktop PC

78 FPS

$11.54/FPS

GeForce RTX 3070

Core i9-11900KF

32 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

$899.99

In Stock

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