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The Radeon R9 280X is a much slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 580. We cannot compare value as at least one GPU is out of stock.

Advantages of the Radeon R9 280X

The Radeon RX 580 is better in every way

Advantages of the Radeon RX 580

  • At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
  • Consumes up to 26% less energy185 vs 250 Watts
  • Up to 167% more VRAM memory8 vs 3 GB

Radeon R9 280X vs Radeon RX 580 in My Games

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The Radeon R9 280X vs Radeon RX 580 in synthetic GPU benchmarks

AMD Radeon R9 280X Logo

Radeon R9 280X

Oct 8th, 2013


3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

2388

55%

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo

Radeon RX 580

Apr 18th, 2017


3DMark TimeSpy Graphics Score

4347

100%

Performance Specifications

The Radeon R9 280X vs Radeon RX 580 in core GPU performance specifications

AMD Radeon R9 280X Logo

Radeon R9 280X

Oct 8th, 2013


Memory

3 GB

38%

Memory Bandwidth

288 GB/s

100%


Pixel Fillrate

32 GPixel/s

75%

Texture Fillrate

128 GTexel/s

66%

FP32

4.096 TFLOPS

66%

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo

Radeon RX 580

Apr 18th, 2017


Memory

8 GB

100%

Memory Bandwidth

256 GB/s

89%


Pixel Fillrate

42.88 GPixel/s

100%

Texture Fillrate

193 GTexel/s

100%

FP32

6.175 TFLOPS

100%

Specifications

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AMD Radeon R9 280X Logo

Radeon R9 280X

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo

Radeon RX 580

Oct 8th, 2013
Apr 18th, 2017
$299.00
$229.00
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250 W
185 W
3 GB
8 GB
GDDR5GDDR5
384-bit256-bit
288 GB/s
256 GB/s
32 GPixel/s
42.88 GPixel/s
128 GTexel/s
193 GTexel/s
4.096 TFLOPS
6.175 TFLOPS

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Radeon R9 280X and Radeon RX 580 vs Other GPUs

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