Quadro 7000 vs Radeon R9 280

In this comparison between Quadro 7000 and Radeon R9 280 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Quadro 7000 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 280 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Quadro 7000 Radeon R9 280
Power consumption (TDP) 204 Watt 200 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Quadro 7000 has 2% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 280.
  • Quadro 7000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 280 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro 7000 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 280.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro 7000 is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 280 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Quadro 7000 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 280 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R9 280 is 27 mm longer, than Quadro 7000.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro 7000 is 2154 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 280.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 35−40
ultra / 1080p 10−11 21−24
QHD / 1440p 4−5 16−18
4K / 2160p 4−5 10−11
low / 720p 35−40 60−65
medium / 1080p 21−24 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Quadro 7000.

Full Specs

  Quadro 7000 Radeon R9 280
Architecture Fermi 2.0 GCN 1.0
Code name GF110 Tahiti
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 2 May 2012 4 March 2014
Pipelines 512 1792
Core clock speed 651 MHz
Boost Clock 933 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 41.66 104.5
Floating-point performance 1,332 gflops 3,344 gflops
Length 248 mm 275 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 3404 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 163.4 GB/s 240 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A +
CUDA 2.0
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 408 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 21.5 Mh/s
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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