Radeon R9 280 Overview

Radeon R9 280
Memory: 3072Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 4 Mar 2014
Radeon R9 280

Core Configuration

GPU Tahiti
Architecture AMD_GCN_1_0
Shaders : TMUs : ROPs 1792 : 112 : 32
Raytracing Cores none
Performance 3344.00 GFLOPs

Memory Configuration

Memory Size 3072 Mb
Memory Bus Width 384 bit
Memory Speed 1250 MHz
5000 MHz effective
Memory Bandwidth 240.00 Gb/s

Summary

Relative performance

  • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
    408%
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    308%
  • Radeon R9 295X2
    270%
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    252%
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    250%
  • GeForce GTX TITAN X
    221%
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    193%
  • Radeon R9 390X
    192%
  • GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile
    191%
  • GeForce GTX 980
    191%
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile
    190%
  • Radeon HD 7990
    189%
  • Radeon RX 480
    188%
  • Radeon R9 FURY
    184%
  • GeForce GTX 690
    182%
  • Radeon R9 390
    182%
  • Radeon R9 Nano
    181%
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    177%
  • Radeon RX 470
    170%
  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
    167%
  • Radeon R9 290X
    165%
  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    163%
  • GeForce GTX 970
    160%
  • Radeon R9 290
    157%
  • GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK
    151%
  • GeForce GTX TITAN
    144%
  • GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
    144%
  • GeForce GTX 980 Mobile
    141%
  • GeForce GTX 780 6 GB
    140%
  • GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2
    140%
  • GeForce GTX 780
    140%
  • Radeon R9 380X
    136%
  • Radeon R9 380
    125%
  • Radeon R9 380 OEM
    125%
  • GeForce GTX 980M
    125%
  • GeForce GTX 770
    114%
  • Radeon R9 280X
    111%
  • Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
    110%
  • Radeon R9 285
    110%
  • Radeon HD 7970
    109%
  • Radeon HD 6990
    109%
  • GeForce GTX 680
    109%
  • GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition
    109%
  • GeForce GTX 960
    106%
  • GeForce GTX 960 OEM
    106%
  • GeForce GTX 970M
    100%
  • Radeon R9 280
    100%
  • GeForce GTX 590
    99%
  • GeForce GTX 670
    95%
  • Radeon HD 7950
    93%
  • Radeon HD 7950 Boost
    93%
  • Radeon HD 7950 Mac Edition
    93%
  • GeForce GTX 660 Ti
    89%
  • Radeon R9 270X
    88%
  • GeForce GTX 760
    87%
  • GeForce GTX 760 OEM
    87%
  • GeForce GTX 760 OEM Rebrand
    87%
  • GeForce GTX 760 Ti OEM
    87%
  • GeForce GTX 760 Ti OEM Rebrand
    87%
  • Radeon HD 7870 XT
    87%
  • GeForce GTX 950
    86%
  • GeForce GTX 950 LP
    86%
  • Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
    84%
  • Radeon R7 370
    83%
  • Radeon RX 460
    82%
  • GeForce GTX 880M
    81%
  • GeForce GTX 965M
    80%
  • GeForce GTX 965M Rev. 2
    80%
  • GeForce GTX 965M Rev. 3
    80%
  • Radeon R9 270
    79%
  • Radeon R9 370
    79%
  • GeForce GTX 780M
    77%
  • GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition
    77%
  • Radeon HD 5970
    75%
  • GeForce GTX 870M
    73%
  • Radeon HD 8970M
    73%
  • Radeon R7 265
    70%
  • Radeon HD 7850
    69%
  • GeForce GTX 660
    69%
  • GeForce GTX 660 OEM
    69%
  • GeForce GTX 660 Rev. 2
    69%
  • Radeon HD 7970M
    68%
  • GeForce GTX 580
    67%
  • GeForce GTX 680M
    66%
  • GeForce GTX 680MX Mac Edition
    66%
  • Radeon R7 360
    65%
  • Radeon R7 260X
    63%
  • Radeon HD 7790
    62%
  • Radeon HD 6970
    61%
  • GeForce GTX 570
    59%
  • GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost
    59%
  • Radeon HD 6950
    58%
  • GeForce GTX 480
    58%
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448
    57%
  • GeForce GTX 750 Ti
    57%
  • GeForce GTX 960M
    54%
  • GeForce GTX 770M
    54%
  • GeForce GTX 775M Mac Edition
    54%
  • GeForce GTX 860M
    51%
  • GeForce GTX 860M Rev. 2
    51%
  • GeForce GTX 750
    49%
  • GeForce GTX 670MX
    49%
  • GeForce GTX 650 Ti
    48%
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti OEM
    48%
  • GeForce GTX 470
    47%
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti
    47%
  • GeForce GT 740
    47%
  • GeForce GT 740 OEM
    47%
  • Radeon HD 6870
    46%
  • GeForce GTX 295
    45%
  • GeForce GTX 850M
    45%
  • GeForce GTX 950A
    45%
  • GeForce GTX 950M
    45%
  • GeForce GTX 950M Mac Edition
    45%
  • Radeon HD 5870
    43%
  • Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6
    43%
  • Radeon HD 5870 Mac Edition
    43%
  • GeForce GTX 765M
    43%
  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    42%
  • Radeon HD 4870 X2
    42%
  • Radeon R7 250X
    41%
  • GeForce GTX 560
    40%
  • GeForce GTX 560 OEM
    40%
  • Radeon HD 6850
    38%
  • GeForce GTX 460 v2
    38%
  • GeForce GTX 465
    38%
  • GeForce GTX 460
    36%
  • GeForce GTX 675M
    34%
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE
    33%
  • Radeon HD 4850 X2
    33%
  • Radeon HD 5830
    33%
  • Radeon HD 6970M
    32%
  • Radeon HD 6970M Mac Edition
    32%
  • Radeon HD 6990M
    32%
  • GeForce GTX 745 OEM
    32%
  • Radeon HD 6790
    31%
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE
    31%
  • GeForce GTX 285
    30%
  • GeForce GTX 285 Mac Edition
    30%
  • GeForce GTX 650
    29%
  • GeForce GT 755M
    28%
  • GeForce GT 755M Mac Edition
    28%
  • GeForce GTX 280
    28%
  • Radeon HD 8870M
    28%
  • Radeon HD 5770
    28%
  • Radeon HD 8670 OEM
    28%
  • Radeon R7 250
    27%
  • GeForce 9800 GX2
    26%
  • GeForce GTX 660M
    26%
  • GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition
    26%
  • Radeon HD 6770
    26%
  • GeForce GTX 550 Ti
    25%
  • Radeon HD 3870 X2
    25%
  • GeForce GT 750M
    25%
  • GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition
    25%
  • GeForce 940A
    25%
  • GeForce 940M
    25%
  • GeForce 940MX DDR3
    25%
  • Radeon HD 3850 X2
    24%
  • GeForce 840A
    24%
  • GeForce 840M
    24%
  • Radeon HD 4870
    24%
  • Radeon HD 4870 Mac Edition
    24%
  • Radeon HD 7660D IGP
    24%
  • GeForce GT 640 GDDR5
    23%
  • Radeon HD 8730 OEM
    23%
  • GeForce GT 640
    22%
  • Radeon HD 5750
    22%
  • Radeon R7 Graphics IGP (APU A10-7850K)
    22%
  • GeForce GT 650M
    21%
  • GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition
    21%
  • Radeon HD 8790M
    21%
  • GeForce GTS 450
    21%
  • GeForce GTS 450 OEM
    21%
  • GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2
    21%
  • GeForce GTS 450 DDR3
    21%
  • GeForce GTX 560M
    21%
  • Radeon HD 8750M
    21%
  • Radeon HD 6750
    20%
  • GeForce 930A
    20%
  • GeForce 930M
    20%
  • GeForce 930MX
    20%
  • Radeon R7 Graphics IGP (APU A10-7700K)
    20%
  • Radeon HD 4860
    20%
  • Radeon HD 6670
    20%
  • Radeon HD 8570 OEM
    19%
  • Radeon HD 8570 OEM Rebrand
    19%
  • Radeon HD 4850
    19%
  • Radeon R7 M260
    19%
  • Radeon R7 M260 Rev. 2
    19%
  • GeForce GT 740A
    18%
  • GeForce GT 740M
    18%
  • GeForce GT 740M Rev. 2
    18%
  • Radeon R7 M265
    18%
  • Radeon R7 M265 Rev. 2
    18%
  • Radeon R7 240 (HD 8570 rebrand)
    18%
  • GeForce GT 730A
    18%
  • GeForce GT 730M
    18%
  • GeForce GT 730M Rev. 2
    18%
  • GeForce GT 735M
    18%
  • Radeon HD 4770
    18%
  • Radeon R5 M230
    18%
  • Radeon R5 M230 Rev. 2
    18%
  • GeForce GT 640M
    18%
  • GeForce GT 640M LE
    18%
  • GeForce GT 640M LE Rev. 2
    18%
  • GeForce GT 640M Mac Edition
    18%
  • GeForce 920A
    17%
  • GeForce 920M
    17%
  • GeForce 920MX
    17%
  • Radeon HD 4830
    16%
  • GeForce 9800 GTX+
    16%
  • GeForce 9800 GTX
    16%
  • Radeon HD 6570
    16%
  • Radeon HD 6570 OEM
    16%
  • GeForce GT 730 GDDR5
    15%
  • GeForce GT 730 OEM
    15%
  • Radeon HD 4730
    15%
  • Radeon HD 4730 OEM
    15%
  • Radeon HD 8670M
    15%
  • Radeon HD 8670M Rev. 2
    15%
  • Radeon HD 7670 OEM
    15%
  • Radeon HD 4810
    15%
  • Radeon HD 6770M
    15%
  • Radeon HD 6770M Mac Edition
    15%
  • Radeon HD 5670
    15%
  • Radeon R5 M330
    14%
  • GeForce GT 630 Rev. 2
    14%
  • Radeon HD 7670A
    14%
  • Radeon HD 7670M
    14%
  • GeForce GT 635 OEM
    14%
  • GeForce GT 550M
    13%
  • GeForce GT 555M
    13%
  • GeForce GTS 240 OEM
    13%
  • GeForce 9800 GT
    13%
  • Radeon HD 8570M
    13%
  • GeForce GT 720
    12%
  • GeForce GT 440
    12%
  • GeForce GT 820M
    12%
  • GeForce GT 630
    11%
  • GeForce GT 710
    11%
  • GeForce GT 710 OEM
    11%
  • Radeon HD 5570
    11%
  • Radeon HD 5570 OEM
    11%
  • GeForce 710A
    11%
  • GeForce 710M
    11%
  • GeForce GT 630M
    10%
  • GeForce GT 630M Rev. 2
    10%
  • GeForce GT 630M Rev. 3
    10%
  • GeForce GT 635M
    10%
  • GeForce GT 635M Rev. 2
    10%
  • GeForce GT 635M Rev. 3
    10%
  • Radeon HD 7750
    10%
  • GeForce GT 430
    10%
  • GeForce GT 430 OEM
    10%
  • GeForce GT 540M
    10%
  • Radeon HD 7650A
    9%
  • Radeon HD 7650M
    9%
  • GeForce GT 620
    7%
  • GeForce GT 620 OEM
    7%
  • GeForce GT 520
    5%
  • GeForce GT 520 OEM
    5%
  • GeForce GT 520 PCI
    5%
  • GeForce GT 520 PCIe x1
    5%
  • GeForce GT 520M
    5%
  • GeForce GT 610
    5%
  • GeForce GT 610 OEM
    5%
  • GeForce GT 610 PCI
    5%
  • GeForce GT 610 PCIe x1
    5%
  • HD Graphics 4400 (Haswell GT2)
    5%
  • Radeon HD 6450
    5%
  • Radeon HD 6450 OEM
    5%
  • Radeon HD 5450
    3%
  • Radeon HD 5450 PCI
    3%
  • Radeon HD 5450 PCIe x1
    3%
  • HD Graphics 2500 (Ivy Bridge GT1)
    3%

Performance summary, based on benchmarks charts.

The Radeon R9 280 is a graphics card released by AMD on 4 Mar 2014. The graphics card houses the Tahiti die, based on the AMD_GCN_1_0 architecture which packs 4,313 million transistors on a 28 nm, 352 mm2 die.

Radeon R9 280 pros and cons

Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Supports Mantle
Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications



Specifications


Compared to similar performing cards

Radeon R9 280Radeon RX 460GeForce GTX 950 LPGeForce GTX 965M Rev. 3GeForce GTX 960 OEM
Radeon R9 280Radeon RX 460GeForce GTX 950 LPGeForce GTX 965M Rev. 3GeForce GTX 960 OEM
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Shader units179289676810241280
ROPs3216323248
Graphics processorTahitiBaffinGM206GM206GM204
Process size28 nm14 nm28 nm28 nm28 nm
Memory3072 Mb GDDR5 (1250 MHz
5000 MHz effective)
2048 Mb GDDR5 (1750 MHz
7000 MHz effective)
2048 Mb GDDR5 (1653 MHz
6612 MHz effective)
4096 Mb GDDR5 (1253 MHz
5012 MHz effective)
3072 Mb GDDR5 (1253 MHz
5012 MHz effective)
Memory bus width384 bit128 bit128 bit128 bit192 bit
Memory bandwidth240.00 Gb/s112.00 Gb/s105.80 Gb/s80.20 Gb/s120.00 Gb/s
Release date4 Mar 201429 Jun 201614 May 20161 Jan 201626 Nov 2015

Benchmarks

3DMark 11

  • GeForce GTX 960 OEM
    10380
  • Radeon R9 280
    9790
  • GeForce GTX 950 LP
    8490
  • Radeon RX 460
    8080
  • GeForce GTX 965M Rev. 3
    7890

Points (higher is better)