Radeon R7 M365X vs Radeon R9 280X

In this comparison between Radeon R7 M365X and Radeon R9 280X 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 R7 M365X will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 280X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Radeon R7 M365X Radeon R9 280X
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R7 M365X is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 280X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R7 M365X has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 280X.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon R7 M365X is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 280X - with GCN.
  • Radeon R7 M365X and Radeon R9 280X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
ultra / 1080p 0−1 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 10−12 60−65
medium / 1080p 2−3 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 766% more, than Radeon R7 M365X.

Full Specs

  Radeon R7 M365X Radeon R9 280X
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN
Code name Litho Thaiti XTL
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 5 May 2015 8 October 2013
Pipelines 384 2048
Core clock speed 900 MHz
Boost Clock 825 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 690 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 23.04 128.0
Floating-point performance 737.3 gflops 4,096 gflops
Length 275 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 288 GB/s
Shared memory -
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL Not Listed 1.2
Vulkan +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.5 kh/s
FreeSync + +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 494 Mh/s
Eyefinity + +
HD3D + +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
TrueAudio +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.07 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 14.42 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 285 Sol/s
Compute units 6
AppAcceleration +
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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