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    Radeon Pro WX 3200 vs Radeon R9 280

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon Pro WX 3200 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 Radeon Pro WX 3200 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.
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    Radeon Pro WX 3200 is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon Pro WX 3200 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 WX 3200 here:

    Radeon Pro WX 3200 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon Pro WX 3200 Radeon R9 280
    Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 200 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3 GB
    Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 280 has 207% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro WX 3200.
    • Radeon Pro WX 3200 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 280 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon Pro WX 3200 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 280.
    • Radeon Pro WX 3200 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 280 - in Desktops.
    • Radeon Pro WX 3200 is build with Polaris architecture, and Radeon R9 280 - with GCN 1.0.
    • Radeon Pro WX 3200 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 280 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro WX 3200 is 4750 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 280.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 12−14 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 7−8 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 2−3 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 27−30 60−65
    medium / 1080p 16−18 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 176% more, than Radeon Pro WX 3200.

    Full Specs

      Radeon Pro WX 3200 Radeon R9 280
    Architecture Polaris GCN 1.0
    Code name Polaris 12 Tahiti
    Type Mobile workstation Desktop
    Release date 26 September 2019 4 March 2014
    Pipelines 640 1792
    Core clock speed 1082 MHz
    Boost Clock 933 MHz
    Transistor count 2,200 million 4,313 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 41.44 104.5
    Floating-point performance 3,344 gflops
    Length 275 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 1250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 240 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    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
    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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