The Radeon R9 280 is at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 5090. We cannot compare value as at least one GPU is out of stock.
Advantages of the Radeon R9 280
- Consumes up to 65% less energy – 200 vs 575 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 5090
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 967% more VRAM memory – 32 vs 3 GB
Radeon R9 280 vs GeForce RTX 5090 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R9 280
Mar 4th, 2014
Average FPS
53
22%
Min 1% FPS
24
14%
Price, $
Out of Stock
Value, $/FPS
Not Available
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GeForce RTX 5090
Jan 30th, 2025
Average FPS
242
100%
Min 1% FPS
166
100%
Price, $
$4098.99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$16.93/FPS
100%
Buy on Amazon
$4,098.99
In Stock
Buy on Amazon
$4,999.97
In Stock
Buy on Amazon
$5,019.99
In Stock
Radeon R9 280 vs GeForce RTX 5090 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon R9 280 vs GeForce RTX 5090 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 280 vs GeForce RTX 5090 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 280
Mar 4th, 2014
Memory
3 GB
9%
Memory Bandwidth
240 GB/s
13%
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
7%
Texture Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
6%
FP32
3.344 TFLOPS
3%
GeForce RTX 5090
Jan 30th, 2025
Memory
32 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
1790 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
423.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
1637 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
104.8 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 280 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 5090 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Mar 4th, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 30th, 2025 |
$279.00 | MSRP | $1,999.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 50 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
200 W | Power Consumption | 575 W |
| Memory | ||
| 3 GB | Memory Size | 32 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR7 |
| 384-bit | Memory Bus | 512-bit |
| 240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 1790 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 29.86 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 423.6 GPixel/s |
| 104.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 1637 GTexel/s |
| 3.344 TFLOPS | FP32 | 104.8 TFLOPS |
