Radeon R9 280 vs Radeon RX 560X mobile
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R9 280 and Radeon RX 560X mobile, 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 R9 280 stacks up against Radeon RX 560X mobile, check out specs charts below.
Radeon RX 560X mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon RX 560X mobile 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 RX 560X mobile here:
Main Specs
Radeon R9 280
Radeon RX 560X mobile
Power consumption (TDP)
200 Watt
65 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors
1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
3 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
No outputs
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Radeon R9 280 has 207% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 560X mobile.
Radeon R9 280 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 560X mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
Radeon RX 560X mobile has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 280.
Radeon R9 280 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 560X mobile - in Laptops.
Radeon R9 280 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon RX 560X mobile - with Polaris.
Radeon R9 280 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 560X mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 560X mobile is 4750 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
35−40
21−24
ultra / 1080p
21−24
14−16
QHD / 1440p
16−18
8−9
4K / 2160p
10−11
5−6
low / 720p
60−65
40−45
medium / 1080p
40−45
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 60% more, than Radeon RX 560X mobile.
high / 1080p
55−60
35−40
ultra / 1080p
45−50
30−35
QHD / 1440p
35−40
14−16
4K / 2160p
18−20
9−10
low / 720p
100−110
75−80
medium / 1080p
60−65
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Battlefield 5 is 54% more, than Radeon RX 560X mobile.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon R9 280 and Radeon RX 560X mobile have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
250−260
230−240
medium / 768p
220−230
210−220
ultra / 1080p
180−190
130−140
QHD / 1440p
110−120
100−110
4K / 2160p
70−75
55−60
high / 768p
210−220
170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 15% more, than Radeon RX 560X mobile.
low / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
−
55−60
medium / 1080p
55−60
55−60
Radeon R9 280 and Radeon RX 560X mobile have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 768p
110−120
110−120
ultra / 1080p
100−110
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Dota 2 is 5% more, than Radeon RX 560X mobile.
high / 1080p
45−50
27−30
ultra / 1080p
40−45
24−27
QHD / 1440p
27−30
21−24
4K / 2160p
14−16
9−10
low / 720p
80−85
55−60
medium / 1080p
45−50
30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Far Cry 5 is 48% more, than Radeon RX 560X mobile.
high / 1080p
60−65
35−40
ultra / 1080p
45−50
27−30
QHD / 1440p
27−30
16−18
4K / 2160p
27−30
−
low / 720p
180−190
130−140
medium / 1080p
110−120
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Fortnite is 45% more, than Radeon RX 560X mobile.
high / 1080p
60−65
35−40
ultra / 1080p
45−50
27−30
QHD / 1440p
30−35
16−18
4K / 2160p
24−27
14−16
low / 720p
100−110
75−80
medium / 1080p
65−70
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Forza Horizon 4 is 55% more, than Radeon RX 560X mobile.
low / 768p
140−150
110−120
medium / 768p
120−130
100−105
high / 1080p
70−75
45−50
ultra / 1080p
30−35
18−20
QHD / 1440p
21−24
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Grand Theft Auto V is 36% more, than Radeon RX 560X mobile.
high / 1080p
24−27
14−16
ultra / 1080p
20−22
12−14
QHD / 1440p
16−18
10−12
4K / 2160p
8−9
3−4
low / 720p
65−70
45−50
medium / 1080p
30−35
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Metro Exodus is 55% more, than Radeon RX 560X mobile.
low / 768p
130−140
120−130
medium / 1080p
120−130
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Minecraft is 8% more, than Radeon RX 560X mobile.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
100−110
75−80
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 24% more, than Radeon RX 560X mobile.
high / 1080p
24−27
16−18
ultra / 1080p
16−18
10−12
QHD / 1440p
10−11
3−4
4K / 2160p
7−8
2−3
low / 720p
65−70
40−45
medium / 1080p
35−40
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 68% more, than Radeon RX 560X mobile.
low / 768p
130−140
80−85
medium / 768p
85−90
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
27−30
ultra / 1080p
24−27
16−18
4K / 2160p
16−18
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 63% more, than Radeon RX 560X mobile.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
50−55
40−45
high / 768p
60−65
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in World of Tanks is 6% more, than Radeon RX 560X mobile.
Full Specs
Radeon R9 280
Radeon RX 560X mobile
Architecture
GCN 1.0
Polaris
Code name
Tahiti
Polaris 11
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
4 March 2014
5 January 2017
Pipelines
1792
1024
Core clock speed
1172 MHz
Boost Clock
933 MHz
1275 MHz
Transistor count
4,313 million
3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
104.5
81.60
Floating-point performance
3,344 gflops
2,611 gflops
Length
275 mm
Memory bus width
384 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
1250 MHz
6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
240 GB/s
92.8 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
5.1
6.4
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
+
1.2.131
FreeSync
+
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
408 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
TrueAudio
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
DDMA audio
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
21.5 Mh/s
LiquidVR
+
TressFX
+
UVD
+
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