Quadro CX vs Radeon R9 280

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro CX and Radeon R9 280. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Quadro CX and Radeon R9 280. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Quadro CX

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Main Specs

	Quadro CX	Radeon R9 280
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	200 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	3 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 280 has 33% more power consumption, than Quadro CX.
Quadro CX is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 280 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Quadro CX has 1533 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 280.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Quadro CX is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 280 - with GCN 1.0.
Quadro CX is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 280 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R9 280 is 8 mm longer, than Quadro CX.
Memory clock speed of Quadro CX is 350 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 280.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	1−2	35−40
ultra / 1080p	0−1	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	10−12	60−65
medium / 1080p	2−3	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 840% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p	−	55−60
ultra / 1080p	3−4	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	12−14	100−110
medium / 1080p	4−5	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Battlefield 5 is 914% more, than Quadro CX.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Quadro CX and Radeon R9 280 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	110−120	250−260
medium / 768p	85−90	220−230
ultra / 1080p	35−40	180−190
QHD / 1440p	−	110−120
4K / 2160p	10−11	70−75
high / 768p	60−65	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 206% more, than Quadro CX.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	14−16	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
Quadro CX and Radeon R9 280 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	70−75	120−130
medium / 768p	45−50	110−120
ultra / 1080p	18−20	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Dota 2 is 150% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p	2−3	45−50
ultra / 1080p	2−3	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	0−1	14−16
low / 720p	10−11	80−85
medium / 1080p	3−4	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Far Cry 5 is 1275% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p	−	60−65
ultra / 1080p	5−6	45−50
QHD / 1440p	1−2	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	45−50	180−190
medium / 1080p	8−9	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Fortnite is 526% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p	3−4	60−65
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	14−16	100−110
medium / 1080p	6−7	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Forza Horizon 4 is 875% more, than Quadro CX.
low / 768p	40−45	140−150
medium / 768p	−	120−130
high / 1080p	3−4	70−75
ultra / 1080p	2−3	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	21−24
medium / 720p	35−40	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Grand Theft Auto V is 418% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p	1−2	24−27
ultra / 1080p	0−1	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	0−1	8−9
low / 720p	3−4	65−70
medium / 1080p	2−3	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Metro Exodus is 1950% more, than Quadro CX.
low / 768p	85−90	130−140
high / 1080p	55−60	−
medium / 1080p	−	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Minecraft is 55% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p	14−16	−
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	24−27	100−110
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 170% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	3−4	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	4−5	65−70
medium / 1080p	−	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 950% more, than Quadro CX.
low / 768p	8−9	130−140
medium / 768p	7−8	85−90
high / 1080p	3−4	45−50
ultra / 1080p	3−4	24−27
4K / 2160p	0−1	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 1360% more, than Quadro CX.
low / 768p	70−75	90−95
medium / 768p	35−40	60−65
ultra / 1080p	12−14	50−55
high / 768p	30−33	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in World of Tanks is 76% more, than Quadro CX.

Full Specs

	Quadro CX	Radeon R9 280
Architecture	Tesla 2.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	GT200B	Tahiti
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	11 November 2008	4 March 2014
Pipelines	192	1792
Core clock speed	602 MHz
Boost Clock		933 MHz
Transistor count	1,400 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	38.53	104.5
Floating-point performance	462.3 gflops	3,344 gflops
Length	267 mm	275 mm
Memory bus width	384 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	240 GB/s
DirectX	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	4.0	5.1
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	+
CUDA	1.3
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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Quadro CX vs Radeon R9 280

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