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AMD Radeon R9 280
- Graphics Processor
- Tahiti
- Cores
- 1792
- TMUs
- 112
- ROPs
- 32
- Memory Size
- 3 GB
- Memory Type
- GDDR5
- Bus Width
- 384 bit
GPU
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Recommended Gaming Resolutions:
- 1600x900
- 1920x1080
- 2560x1440
The Radeon R9 280 was a performance-segment graphics card by AMD, launched on March 4th, 2014. Built on the 28 nm process, and based on the Tahiti graphics processor, in its Tahiti PRO3 variant, the card supports DirectX 12. Even though it supports DirectX 12, the feature level is only 11_1, which can be problematic with newer DirectX 12 titles. The Tahiti graphics processor is a large chip with a die area of 352 mm² and 4,313 million transistors. Unlike the fully unlocked Radeon HD 7970, which uses the same GPU but has all 2048 shaders enabled, AMD has disabled some shading units on the Radeon R9 280 to reach the product's target shader count. It features 1792 shading units, 112 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs. AMD has paired 3,072 MB GDDR5 memory with the Radeon R9 280, which are connected using a 384-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 827 MHz, which can be boosted up to 933 MHz, memory is running at 1250 MHz (5 Gbps effective).
Being a dual-slot card, the AMD Radeon R9 280 draws power from 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin power connector, with power draw rated at 200 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x DVI, 2x HDMI 1.4a, 1x DisplayPort 1.2. Radeon R9 280 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 3.0 x16 interface. The card's dimensions are 275 mm x 109 mm x 36 mm, and it features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 279 US Dollars.
Being a dual-slot card, the AMD Radeon R9 280 draws power from 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin power connector, with power draw rated at 200 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x DVI, 2x HDMI 1.4a, 1x DisplayPort 1.2. Radeon R9 280 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 3.0 x16 interface. The card's dimensions are 275 mm x 109 mm x 36 mm, and it features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 279 US Dollars.
Graphics Processor
Graphics Card
- Release Date
- Mar 4th, 2014
- Generation
-
Volcanic Islands
(R9 200)
- Predecessor
- Sea Islands
- Successor
- Pirate Islands
- Production
- End-of-life
- Launch Price
- 279 USD
- Bus Interface
- PCIe 3.0 x16
- Reviews
- 35 in our database
Relative Performance
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for 2080 Ti and faster.
Performance estimated based on architecture, shader count and clocks.
Clock Speeds
- Base Clock
- 827 MHz
- Boost Clock
- 933 MHz
- Memory Clock
-
1250 MHz
5 Gbps effective
Memory
- Memory Size
- 3 GB
- Memory Type
- GDDR5
- Memory Bus
- 384 bit
- Bandwidth
- 240.0 GB/s
Render Config
- Shading Units
- 1792
- TMUs
- 112
- ROPs
- 32
- Compute Units
- 28
- L1 Cache
- 16 KB (per CU)
- L2 Cache
- 768 KB
Theoretical Performance
- Pixel Rate
- 29.86 GPixel/s
- Texture Rate
- 104.5 GTexel/s
- FP32 (float)
- 3.344 TFLOPS
- FP64 (double)
- 836.0 GFLOPS (1:4)
Board Design
- Slot Width
- Dual-slot
- Length
- 275 mm
10.8 inches
- Width
- 109 mm
4.3 inches
- Height
- 36 mm
1.4 inches
- TDP
- 200 W
- Suggested PSU
- 550 W
- Outputs
- 1x DVI
2x HDMI 1.4a
1x DisplayPort 1.2
- Power Connectors
- 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
- Board Number
- C386
Graphics Features
- DirectX
- 12 (11_1)
- OpenGL
- 4.6
- OpenCL
- 2.1 (1.2)
- Vulkan
- 1.2.170
- Shader Model
- 6.5 (5.1)
Card Notes
| Rebranded HD 7950 |
Tahiti GPU Notes
| Generation: Southern Islands Desktop Variant: New Zealand / Malta Graphics/Compute: GFX6 (gfx600) Display Core Engine: 6.0 Unified Video Decoder: 3.2 Video Compression Engine: 1.0 CLRX: GCN 1.0 Exact Transistor Count: 4,312,711,873 Latest Drivers: Windows XP / 8: Catalyst Software Suite 14.4 Windows Vista : Catalyst Software Suite 13.12 Windows 7: 32-bit: Radeon Software: Adrenalin Edition 18.9.3 64-bit: AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1 Windows 8.1: 32-bit: Radeon Software: Crimson ReLive Edition 16.12.2 / 17.1.2 64-bit: Radeon Software: Crimson ReLive Edition 17.4.4 / 17.7.1 Windows 10: 32-bit: Radeon Software: Adrenalin Edition 18.9.3 64-bit: AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1 |
Retail boards based on this design (13)
| Name | GPU Clock | Boost Clock | Memory Clock | Other Changes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 827 MHz | 933 MHz | 1250 MHz | 284 mm/11.2 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 874 MHz | 980 MHz | 1300 MHz | 284 mm/11.2 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 874 MHz | 980 MHz | 1300 MHz | 284 mm/11.2 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 855 MHz | 960 MHz | 1250 MHz | 268 mm/10.6 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 950 MHz | 1072 MHz | 1250 MHz | 296 mm/11.7 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 827 MHz | 933 MHz | 1250 MHz | 281 mm/11.1 inches, Triple-slot, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 847 MHz | 953 MHz | 1250 MHz | 297 mm/11.7 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 933 MHz | 972 MHz | 1250 MHz | 269 mm/10.6 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 855 MHz | 960 MHz | 1250 MHz | 267 mm/10.5 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 850 MHz | 940 MHz | 1250 MHz | 262 mm/10.3 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 855 MHz | 960 MHz | 1250 MHz | 1x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 827 MHz | 933 MHz | 1250 MHz | 295 mm/11.6 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 933 MHz | 1000 MHz | 1300 MHz | 295 mm/11.6 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort |
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