Radeon Pro 5600M vs Radeon R9 280
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon Pro 5600M and Radeon R9 280, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Radeon Pro 5600M stacks up against Radeon R9 280, check out specs charts below.
Radeon Pro 5600M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon Pro 5600M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon Pro 5600M here:
Main Specs
Radeon Pro 5600M
Radeon R9 280
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
200 Watt
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type
HBM2
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
8 GB
3 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 280 has 300% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro 5600M.
Radeon Pro 5600M is connected by PCIe 4.0 x16, and Radeon R9 280 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon Pro 5600M has 5 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 280.
Radeon Pro 5600M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 280 - in Desktops.
Radeon Pro 5600M is build with Navi / RDNA architecture, and Radeon R9 280 - with GCN 1.0.
Radeon Pro 5600M is manufactured by 7 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 280 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 5600M is 290 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 280.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
50−55
35−40
ultra / 1080p
30−35
21−24
QHD / 1440p
27−30
16−18
4K / 2160p
14−16
10−11
low / 720p
75−80
60−65
medium / 1080p
60−65
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5600M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 37% more, than Radeon R9 280.
high / 1080p
75−80
55−60
ultra / 1080p
70−75
45−50
QHD / 1440p
50−55
35−40
4K / 2160p
27−30
18−20
low / 720p
130−140
100−110
medium / 1080p
85−90
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5600M in Battlefield 5 is 38% more, than Radeon R9 280.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
QHD / 1440p
45−50
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon Pro 5600M.
low / 768p
250−260
250−260
medium / 768p
230−240
220−230
ultra / 1080p
−
180−190
QHD / 1440p
150−160
110−120
4K / 2160p
100−110
70−75
high / 768p
220−230
210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5600M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 10% more, than Radeon R9 280.
low / 768p
70−75
60−65
medium / 1080p
50−55
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5600M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 3% more, than Radeon R9 280.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 768p
110−120
110−120
ultra / 1080p
110−120
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5600M in Dota 2 is 2% more, than Radeon R9 280.
high / 1080p
60−65
45−50
ultra / 1080p
60−65
40−45
QHD / 1440p
40−45
27−30
4K / 2160p
21−24
14−16
low / 720p
100−110
80−85
medium / 1080p
65−70
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5600M in Far Cry 5 is 39% more, than Radeon R9 280.
high / 1080p
90−95
60−65
ultra / 1080p
70−75
45−50
QHD / 1440p
45−50
27−30
4K / 2160p
21−24
27−30
low / 720p
220−230
180−190
medium / 1080p
140−150
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5600M in Fortnite is 29% more, than Radeon R9 280.
high / 1080p
85−90
60−65
ultra / 1080p
65−70
45−50
QHD / 1440p
45−50
30−35
4K / 2160p
30−35
24−27
low / 720p
130−140
100−110
medium / 1080p
90−95
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5600M in Forza Horizon 4 is 37% more, than Radeon R9 280.
low / 768p
160−170
140−150
medium / 768p
150−160
120−130
high / 1080p
95−100
70−75
ultra / 1080p
45−50
30−35
QHD / 1440p
40−45
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5600M in Grand Theft Auto V is 27% more, than Radeon R9 280.
high / 1080p
35−40
24−27
ultra / 1080p
30−35
20−22
QHD / 1440p
24−27
16−18
4K / 2160p
14−16
8−9
low / 720p
90−95
65−70
medium / 1080p
50−55
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5600M in Metro Exodus is 50% more, than Radeon R9 280.
low / 768p
120−130
130−140
medium / 1080p
−
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Minecraft is 8% more, than Radeon Pro 5600M.
high / 1080p
75−80
−
ultra / 1080p
55−60
14−16
4K / 2160p
18−20
−
low / 720p
120−130
100−110
medium / 1080p
85−90
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5600M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 95% more, than Radeon R9 280.
high / 1080p
35−40
24−27
ultra / 1080p
21−24
16−18
QHD / 1440p
16−18
10−11
4K / 2160p
10−12
7−8
low / 720p
90−95
65−70
medium / 1080p
55−60
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5600M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 44% more, than Radeon R9 280.
low / 768p
180−190
130−140
medium / 768p
120−130
85−90
high / 1080p
70−75
45−50
ultra / 1080p
40−45
24−27
4K / 2160p
24−27
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5600M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 45% more, than Radeon R9 280.
low / 768p
120−130
90−95
medium / 768p
−
60−65
ultra / 1080p
65−70
50−55
high / 768p
−
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5600M in World of Tanks is 33% more, than Radeon R9 280.
Full Specs
Radeon Pro 5600M
Radeon R9 280
Architecture
Navi / RDNA
GCN 1.0
Code name
Navi 10
Tahiti
Type
Mobile workstation
Desktop
Release date
15 June 2020
4 March 2014
Pipelines
2560
1792
Boost Clock
1265 MHz
933 MHz
Transistor count
4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology
7 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
164.8
104.5
Floating-point performance
3,344 gflops
Length
275 mm
Memory bus width
2048 Bit
384 Bit
Memory clock speed
1540 MBps
1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth
394.2 GB/s
240 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (12_1)
Shader Model
6.5
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
2.0
1.2
Vulkan
1.2
+
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
408 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
TrueAudio
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
DDMA audio
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
21.5 Mh/s
LiquidVR
+
TressFX
+
UVD
+
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