Radeon R9 280
GPU·Budget

Radeon R9 280

AMD

G3D Mark

5,532

Performance

Budget

March 4 2014
200 Watt
GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)

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About G3D Mark

G3D Mark is a standard benchmark that measures graphics performance in real-world gaming scenarios. It simplifies comparing cards from different brands, where higher scores directly correlate with better fps and smoother gaming experiences.

Overview

The Radeon R9 280 is manufactured by AMD. It was released in March 4 2014. It features the GCN 1.0 architecture. Boost clock: 933 MHz. It has 1792 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 200W. Manufactured using 28 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 5,532 points. Launch price was $279.

Specifications

General

Design
reference
Codename
Tahiti
Architecture
GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
Launch Price
$279
Release Date
March 4 2014
Performance Ranking Position
415

Technical

ROPs
32
TMUs
112
vram
3072 MB
L1 Cache
448 kB
L2 Cache
768 kB
Boost Clock
933 MHz
Shading Units
1792
Transistor Count
4,313 million
Texture Fill Rate
104.5
Manufacturing Process
28 nm
Power Consumption (TDP)
200 Watt
Floating Point Performance
3.344 TFLOPS

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