Radeon Pro 580X vs Radeon R9 280

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon Pro 580X 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 580X stacks up against Radeon R9 280, check out specs charts below.

Radeon Pro 580X

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Main Specs

	Radeon Pro 580X	Radeon R9 280
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	200 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	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 33% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro 580X.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon Pro 580X has 5 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 280.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon Pro 580X is build with GCN 4.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 280 - with GCN 1.0.
Radeon Pro 580X is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 280 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 580X is 5530 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 280.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	35−40	35−40
ultra / 1080p	24−27	21−24
QHD / 1440p	18−20	16−18
4K / 2160p	10−12	10−11
low / 720p	60−65	60−65
medium / 1080p	45−50	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3% more, than Radeon R9 280.
high / 1080p	60−65	55−60
ultra / 1080p	50−55	45−50
QHD / 1440p	35−40	35−40
4K / 2160p	20−22	18−20
low / 720p	110−120	100−110
medium / 1080p	65−70	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Battlefield 5 is 9% more, than Radeon R9 280.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon Pro 580X and Radeon R9 280 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	250−260	250−260
medium / 768p	220−230	220−230
ultra / 1080p	190−200	180−190
QHD / 1440p	120−130	110−120
4K / 2160p	75−80	70−75
high / 768p	210−220	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 2% more, than Radeon R9 280.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
Radeon Pro 580X and Radeon R9 280 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	100−110	100−110
Radeon Pro 580X and Radeon R9 280 have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p	50−55	45−50
ultra / 1080p	45−50	40−45
QHD / 1440p	30−35	27−30
4K / 2160p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	85−90	80−85
medium / 1080p	50−55	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Far Cry 5 is 11% more, than Radeon R9 280.
high / 1080p	65−70	60−65
ultra / 1080p	50−55	45−50
QHD / 1440p	30−35	27−30
4K / 2160p	27−30	27−30
low / 720p	180−190	180−190
medium / 1080p	120−130	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Fortnite is 5% more, than Radeon R9 280.
high / 1080p	65−70	60−65
ultra / 1080p	50−55	45−50
QHD / 1440p	35−40	30−35
4K / 2160p	24−27	24−27
low / 720p	110−120	100−110
medium / 1080p	70−75	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Forza Horizon 4 is 8% more, than Radeon R9 280.
low / 768p	140−150	140−150
medium / 768p	130−140	120−130
high / 1080p	75−80	70−75
ultra / 1080p	35−40	30−35
QHD / 1440p	24−27	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Grand Theft Auto V is 6% more, than Radeon R9 280.
high / 1080p	27−30	24−27
ultra / 1080p	21−24	20−22
QHD / 1440p	18−20	16−18
4K / 2160p	10−11	8−9
low / 720p	70−75	65−70
medium / 1080p	35−40	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Metro Exodus is 10% more, than Radeon R9 280.
low / 768p	130−140	130−140
medium / 1080p	120−130	120−130
Radeon Pro 580X and Radeon R9 280 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	100−110	100−110
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
Radeon Pro 580X and Radeon R9 280 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p	27−30	24−27
ultra / 1080p	18−20	16−18
QHD / 1440p	12−14	10−11
4K / 2160p	8−9	7−8
low / 720p	70−75	65−70
medium / 1080p	40−45	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 11% more, than Radeon R9 280.
low / 768p	140−150	130−140
medium / 768p	90−95	85−90
high / 1080p	50−55	45−50
ultra / 1080p	27−30	24−27
4K / 2160p	18−20	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 8% more, than Radeon R9 280.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	55−60	50−55
high / 768p	−	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in World of Tanks is 1% more, than Radeon R9 280.

Full Specs

	Radeon Pro 580X	Radeon R9 280
Architecture	GCN 4.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Polaris 20	Tahiti
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	18 March 2019	4 March 2014
Pipelines	2304	1792
Core clock speed	1100 MHz
Boost Clock	1200 MHz	933 MHz
Transistor count	5,700 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	172.8	104.5
Floating-point performance		3,344 gflops
Length		275 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	6780 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	217.0 GB/s	240 GB/s
DirectX	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	+
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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Radeon Pro 580X vs Radeon R9 280

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