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In short — GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms Radeon R9 280X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3090 is 2520 days newer than Radeon R9 280X.
Advantages of Radeon R9 280X
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 - 250 vs 350 Watts
Advantages of GeForce RTX 3090
- Performs up to 83% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Radeon R9 280X - 300 vs 164 FPS
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 24 vs 3 GB
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
300
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.6/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1679.99
100%
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Radeon R9 280X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
556 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 280X | vs | GeForce RTX 3090 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2020 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$299 | MSRP | $1499 |
| 2x DVI, 1x 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 | 24 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 384-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 288 GB/s | Bandwidth | 936.2 GB/s |
| 850 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1395 MHz |
| 1000 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1695 MHz |
1500 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1219 MHz |
PCs Using Radeon R9 280X or GeForce RTX 3090
With selected game settings
288 FPS
$9.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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32 GB, N/A Storage
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16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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