AMD Radeon R9 280X Graphics Card

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Overview
Manufacturer
AMD
Based on
HD 7970 GHz Edition
Original Series
Radeon 200
Release Date
October 8th, 2013
Launch Price
$299
PCB Code
109-C38637-00
Board Model
AMD C386
Graphics Processing Unit
GPU Model
Tahiti XTL (Tahiti)
Architecture
GCN 1.0
Fabrication Process
28 nm
Die Size
352 mm2
Transistors Count
4.3B
Transistors Density
12.3M TRAN/mm2
Stream Processors
2048
Compute Units
128
Shader Engines
32
TMUs
128
ROPs
32
Clocks
Base Clock
850 MHz
Boost Clock
1000 MHz
Memory Clock
1500 MHz
Effective Memory Clock
6000 Mbps
Memory Configuration
Memory Size
3072 MB
Memory Type
GDDR5
Memory Bus Width
384-bit
Memory Bandwidth
288.0 GB/s

Physical
Interface
PCI-Express 3.0 x16
Width
11.12 cm
Length
26.49 cm
Height
2-slot
Power Connectors
1× 8-pin, 1× 6-pin
Power Design
5+1+1
TDP/TBP
250 W
Recommended PSU
600 W
Multi-GPU Support
3-way
Display Outputs
DVI-D DualLink
1 ×
miniDisplayPort
2 ×
HDMI
1 ×
API Support
DirectX
11.2
Vulkan
-
OpenGL
4.4
OpenCL
1.2

Performance
Pixel Fillrate
32 GPixels/s
Texture Fillrate
128 GTexel/s
Peak FP32
4.1 TFLOPS
FP32 Perf. per Watt
16.4 GFLOPS/W
FP32 Perf. per mm2
11.6 GFLOPS/mm2




  Model nameBoostMemoryPowerCustom SeriesPopularity
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KUROUTOSHIKOU R9 280X 3GB
RD-R9-280X-E3GB
1000 MHz 1500 MHz 1× 8-pin, 1× 6-pin
 
20%
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MSI R9 280X 3GB GAMING
R9 280X GAMING 3G
1050 MHz 1500 MHz 1× 8-pin, 1× 6-pin GAMING
 
42%
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MSI R9 280X 3GB GAMING Battlefield 4
R9 280X GAMING 3G BF4
1050 MHz 1500 MHz 1× 8-pin, 1× 6-pin GAMING
 
56%
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MSI R9 280X 3GB GAMING LE
R9 280X GAMING 3G LE
1020 MHz 1500 MHz 1× 8-pin, 1× 6-pin GAMING
 
36%
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MSI R9 280X 6GB GAMING
R9 280X GAMING 6G
1050 MHz 1500 MHz 1× 8-pin, 1× 6-pin GAMING
 
100%
 ModelCoresBoost ClockMemory ClockMemory Config.
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AMD Radeon R9 295X2
 
5632
-
 
5 Gbps
 
16 GB GD5 512b
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AMD Radeon R9 290X
 
2816
-
 
5 Gbps
 
4 GB GD5 512b
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AMD Radeon R9 290
 
2560
-
 
5 Gbps
 
4 GB GD5 512b
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AMD Radeon R9 280X
 
2048
 
1000 MHz
 
6 Gbps
 
3 GB GD5 384b
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AMD Radeon R9 285X
 
2048
-
 
5.5 Gbps
 
3 GB GD5 384b
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AMD Radeon R9 280
 
1792
 
933 MHz
 
6 Gbps
 
3 GB GD5 384b
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AMD Radeon R9 285
 
1792
-
 
5.5 Gbps
 
2 GB GD5 256b
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AMD Radeon R9 270X
 
1280
 
1050 MHz
 
5.6 Gbps
 
2 GB GD5 256b
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AMD Radeon R9 270
 
1280
 
925 MHz
 
5.6 Gbps
 
2 GB GD5 256b
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AMD Radeon R7 265
 
1024
 
925 MHz
 
5.6 Gbps
 
2 GB GD5 256b
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AMD Radeon R9 260
 
896
-
 
6.5 Gbps
 
1 GB GD5 128b
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AMD Radeon R7 260X
 
896
-
 
5 Gbps
 
1 GB GD5 128b
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AMD Radeon R7 260
 
768
-
 
6 Gbps
 
2 GB GD5 128b
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AMD Radeon R7 250X
 
640
-
 
4.5 Gbps
 
1 GB GD5 128b
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AMD Radeon R7 250XE
 
640
-
 
4.5 Gbps
 
1 GB GD5 128b
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AMD Radeon R9 255
 
512
-
 
6.5 Gbps
 
2 GB GD5 128b
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AMD Radeon R7 250E
 
512
 
1000 MHz
 
1.8 Gbps
 
1 GB D3 128b
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AMD Radeon R7 250
 
384
 
1050 MHz
 
4.6 Gbps
 
2 GB GD5 128b
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AMD Radeon R5 240
 
320
 
780 MHz
 
1.8 Gbps
 
2 GB GD3 128b
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AMD Radeon R7 240
 
320
 
780 MHz
 
1.8 Gbps
 
1 GB D3 128b
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AMD Radeon R5 235X
 
160
-
 
1.8 Gbps
 
1 GB D3 64b
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AMD Radeon R5 235
 
160
-
 
1.8 Gbps
 
1 GB D3 64b
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AMD Radeon R5 230
 
160
-
 
1.1 Gbps
 
1 GB D3 64b
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AMD Radeon R5 220
 
80
-
 
1.1 Gbps
 
1 GB D3 64b
 ModelCoresBoost ClockMemory ClockMemory Config.
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AMD Radeon HD 7990
 
4096
 
1000 MHz
 
6 GB/s
 
12 GB GD5 384b
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AMD Radeon HD 8990
 
4096
 
1000 MHz
 
6 GB/s
 
12 GB GD5 384b
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AMD Radeon Sky 900
 
3584
-
 
5 GB/s
 
12 GB GD5 384b
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AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
 
2048
 
1050 MHz
 
6 GB/s
 
3 GB GD5 384b
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AMD Radeon HD 8970
 
2048
 
1050 MHz
 
6 GB/s
 
3 GB GD5 384b
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AMD Radeon HD 7970
 
2048
-
 
5.5 GB/s
 
3 GB GD5 384b
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AMD Radeon R9 280X
 
2048
 
1000 MHz
 
6 GB/s
 
3 GB GD5 384b
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AMD Radeon Sky 700
 
1792
-
 
5 GB/s
 
6 GB GD5 384b
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AMD Radeon HD 7950 Boost
 
1792
 
925 MHz
 
5 GB/s
 
3 GB GD5 384b
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AMD Radeon HD 8950
 
1792
 
925 MHz
 
5 GB/s
 
3 GB GD5 384b
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AMD Radeon R9 280
 
1792
 
933 MHz
 
6 GB/s
 
3 GB GD5 384b
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AMD Radeon HD 7950
 
1792
-
 
5 GB/s
 
3 GB GD5 384b
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AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT
 
1536
 
975 MHz
 
6 GB/s
 
2 GB GD5 256b

Armed With the Award-Winning, Industry-Standard Graphics Core Next (GCN) Architecture and Supercharged by Mantle, AMD Radeon R9 270X and AMD Radeon R9 280X GPUs Are Built for Gamers Who Demand the Best
SUNNYVALE, CA — (Marketwired) — 10/08/13 — AMD (NYSE: AMD) today launched AMD Radeon™ R9 270X and AMD Radeon™ R9 280X, GPUs engineered from the bottom up to enable a new era of hyper-realistic ultra resolution gaming. AMD Radeon™ R9 Series graphics cards are designed for enthusiast gamers who demand high-performance hardware that shatters the boundaries of realism and performance.

Based on AMD’s award-winning Graphics Core Next (GCN) architecture, the AMD Radeon R9 Series graphics cards receive a boost from Mantle1, an industry-acclaimed technology developed by AMD to enable today’s top game developers to harness the GCN-powered cores of both PCs and consoles. Mantle delivers a streamlined development process and games enabled with Mantle will be able to speak the native language of the GCN architecture, benefiting from hardware optimization that unlocks revolutionary performance and image quality.

“With GCN architecture and now Mantle, fully unlocked graphics performance and unrivaled quality is entrenched in the DNA of all AMD-powered GPUs and soon all of our APUs as well,” said Matt Skynner, corporate vice president and general manager, Graphics Business Unit, AMD. “With our new line of R9 Series graphics cards, tailor-made to perform with the next generation of PC games, AMD has proved that Radeon™ is gaming.”

AMD Radeon R9 Series graphics cards enable ultra-resolution gaming through both UltraHD (4K) and AMD Eyefinity technology, providing industry-leading visual experiences for gamers playing current and upcoming PC titles. AMD Radeon R9 270X graphics card is ideal for 1080p gaming with the highest quality settings. AMD Radeon R9 280X graphics card is ideally suited for 2560×1440 resolution and loaded with 3GB of memory, built to play graphically demanding upcoming titles like “Battlefield 4“.

Product Specifications

Product ModelR9 270XR9 280X
Price2$199 (2GB)
$229 (4GB)
$299
Stream Processors1,2802,048
Engine ClockUp to 1.05 GHzUp to 1 GHz
Compute Performance2.69 TFLOPS4.1 TFLOPS
Memory Configuration2GB or 4GB GDDR5 / 256-bit3 GB GDDR5 / 384-bit
API SupportDirectX® 11.2
OpenGL 4.3
Mantle
DirectX® 11.2
OpenGL 4.3
Mantle

AMD Radeon R9 270X and AMD Radeon R9 280X graphics cards will be available on Oct. 11, 2013.