HIS R9 280 IceQ OC

H280QC3G2M

Graphics Processor

Tahiti

Cores

1792

TMUs

112

ROPs

Memory Size

3 GB

Memory Type

GDDR5

Bus Width

384 bit

GPU

Top

Rear

Back

Graphics Processor

GPU Name: Tahiti

GPU Variant: Tahiti PRO3
(215-0821330)

Architecture: GCN 1.0

Foundry: TSMC

Process Size: 28 nm

Transistors: 4,313 million

Density: 12.3M / mm²

Die Size: 352 mm²

Graphics Card

Release Date: Mar 4th, 2014

Generation: Volcanic Islands
(R9 200)

Predecessor: Sea Islands

Successor: Pirate Islands

Production: End-of-life

Bus Interface: PCIe 3.0 x16

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~~
Triple-slot

Length: ~~275 mm~~
281 mm
~~10.8 inches~~
11.1 inches

Width: ~~109 mm~~
135 mm
~~4.3 inches~~
5.3 inches

Height: ~~36 mm~~
52 mm
~~1.4 inches~~
2 inches

TDP: 200 W

Suggested PSU: 550 W

Outputs: 1x DVI
2x HDMI 1.4a
1x DisplayPort 1.2
1x DVI
1x HDMI 1.4a
2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2

Power Connectors: ~~1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin~~
2x 6-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

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Name	GPU Clock	Boost Clock	Memory Clock	Other Changes
ASUS R9 280 DirectCU II	827 MHz	933 MHz	1250 MHz	284 mm/11.2 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
ASUS R9 280 DirectCU II TOP	874 MHz	980 MHz	1300 MHz	284 mm/11.2 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
ASUS STRIX R9 280 OC	874 MHz	980 MHz	1300 MHz	284 mm/11.2 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
Club 3D R9 280 royalKing	855 MHz	960 MHz	1250 MHz	268 mm/10.6 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort
GIGABYTE R9 280 WindForce 3X OC	950 MHz	1072 MHz	1250 MHz	296 mm/11.7 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort
HIS R9 280 IceQ OC	827 MHz	933 MHz	1250 MHz	281 mm/11.1 inches, Triple-slot, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort
HIS R9 280 IceQ X2 OC	847 MHz	953 MHz	1250 MHz	297 mm/11.7 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort
MSI R9 280 Gaming	933 MHz	972 MHz	1250 MHz	269 mm/10.6 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort
PowerColor TurboDuo R9 280 OC	855 MHz	960 MHz	1250 MHz	267 mm/10.5 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort
Sapphire Dual-X R9 280 OC with Boost	850 MHz	940 MHz	1250 MHz	262 mm/10.3 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
VTX3D R9 280 X-Edition	855 MHz	960 MHz	1250 MHz	1x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort
XFX Double D R9 280	827 MHz	933 MHz	1250 MHz	295 mm/11.6 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort
XFX Double D R9 280 Black Edition	933 MHz	1000 MHz	1300 MHz	295 mm/11.6 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort