Radeon HD 7670A vs Radeon R9 280

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 7670A 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 HD 7670A stacks up against Radeon R9 280, check out specs charts below.

Radeon HD 7670A

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 7670A	Radeon R9 280
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	200 Watt
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	3 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 280 has 344% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7670A.
Radeon HD 7670A is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon R9 280 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 280 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7670A.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 7670A is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon R9 280 - with GCN 1.0.
Radeon HD 7670A is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 280 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7670A is 2750 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	12−14	60−65
medium / 1080p	3−4	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 683% more, than Radeon HD 7670A.
high / 1080p	−	55−60
ultra / 1080p	4−5	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	16−18	100−110
medium / 1080p	5−6	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Battlefield 5 is 688% more, than Radeon HD 7670A.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	40−45	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 7670A.
low / 768p	120−130	250−260
medium / 768p	90−95	220−230
ultra / 1080p	40−45	180−190
QHD / 1440p	24−27	110−120
4K / 2160p	18−20	70−75
high / 768p	65−70	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 185% more, than Radeon HD 7670A.
low / 768p	85−90	60−65
ultra / 1080p	16−18	−
medium / 1080p	40−45	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7670A in Cyberpunk 2077 is 8% more, than Radeon R9 280.
low / 768p	75−80	120−130
medium / 768p	50−55	110−120
ultra / 1080p	24−27	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Dota 2 is 125% more, than Radeon HD 7670A.
high / 1080p	2−3	45−50
ultra / 1080p	2−3	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	0−1	14−16
low / 720p	12−14	80−85
medium / 1080p	3−4	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Far Cry 5 is 1000% more, than Radeon HD 7670A.
high / 1080p	10−11	60−65
ultra / 1080p	5−6	45−50
QHD / 1440p	2−3	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	50−55	180−190
medium / 1080p	10−12	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Fortnite is 443% more, than Radeon HD 7670A.
high / 1080p	4−5	60−65
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	16−18	100−110
medium / 1080p	7−8	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Forza Horizon 4 is 766% more, than Radeon HD 7670A.
low / 768p	45−50	140−150
medium / 768p	−	120−130
high / 1080p	5−6	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 361% more, than Radeon HD 7670A.
high / 1080p	1−2	24−27
ultra / 1080p	0−1	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	0−1	8−9
low / 720p	5−6	65−70
medium / 1080p	3−4	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Metro Exodus is 1266% more, than Radeon HD 7670A.
low / 768p	90−95	130−140
high / 1080p	85−90	−
ultra / 1080p	70−75	−
medium / 1080p	90−95	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Minecraft is 41% more, than Radeon HD 7670A.
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	27−30	100−110
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 155% more, than Radeon HD 7670A.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	4−5	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	6−7	65−70
medium / 1080p	−	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 740% more, than Radeon HD 7670A.
low / 768p	12−14	130−140
medium / 768p	9−10	85−90
high / 1080p	4−5	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 942% more, than Radeon HD 7670A.
low / 768p	75−80	90−95
medium / 768p	35−40	60−65
ultra / 1080p	16−18	50−55
high / 768p	30−35	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in World of Tanks is 63% more, than Radeon HD 7670A.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 7670A	Radeon R9 280
Architecture	TeraScale 2	GCN 1.0
Code name	Turks	Tahiti
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	5 January 2012	4 March 2014
Pipelines	480	1792
Core clock speed	600 MHz
Boost Clock		933 MHz
Transistor count	716 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	14.40	104.5
Floating-point performance	576.0 gflops	3,344 gflops
Length		275 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64 GB/s	240 GB/s
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	+
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 HD 7670A vs Radeon R9 280

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