Radeon HD 7750 vs Radeon R9 280

In this comparison between Radeon HD 7750 and Radeon R9 280 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon HD 7750 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 280 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 7750 Radeon R9 280
Power consumption (TDP) 75 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 1 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 280 has 166% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7750.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon R9 280 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7750.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon HD 7750 and Radeon R9 280 are build with GCN 1.0 architecture.
  • Radeon HD 7750 and Radeon R9 280 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R9 280 is 107 mm longer, than Radeon HD 7750.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 280 is 125 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7750.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 35−40
ultra / 1080p 4−5 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 18−20 60−65
medium / 1080p 9−10 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 310% more, than Radeon HD 7750.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 7750 Radeon R9 280
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Cape Verde Tahiti
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 15 February 2012 4 March 2014
Pipelines 512 1792
Boost Clock 800 MHz 933 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 25.60 104.5
Floating-point performance 819.2 gflops 3,344 gflops
Length 168 mm 275 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 1125 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 240 GB/s
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan +
FreeSync + +
Bus support PCIe 2.1 x16 PCIe 3.0
HDMI + +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 98 Mh/s 408 Mh/s
Eyefinity + +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire + +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 21.5 Mh/s
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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