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    GeForce GTX 280 vs Radeon R9 380X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 280 and Radeon R9 380X. 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 GeForce GTX 280 and Radeon R9 380X. 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.
    GeForce GTX 280
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    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 280 Radeon R9 380X
    Power consumption (TDP) 236 Watt 190 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • GeForce GTX 280 has 24% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 380X.
    • GeForce GTX 280 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 380X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon R9 380X has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 280.
    • Both cards are used in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 280 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 380X - with GCN 3.0.
    • GeForce GTX 280 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 380X - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Radeon R9 380X is 211 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 280.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 280 is 137 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 380X.

    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 380X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 683% more, than GeForce GTX 280.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 280 Radeon R9 380X
    Architecture Tesla 2.0 GCN 3.0
    Code name GT200 Antigua
    Type Desktop Desktop
    Release date 16 June 2008 19 November 2015
    Pipelines 240 2048
    Core clock speed 1296 MHz
    Boost Clock 970 MHz
    Transistor count 1,400 million 5,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 48.2 billion/sec 124.2
    Floating-point performance 622.1 gflops 3,973 gflops
    Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm) 221 mm
    Memory bus width 512 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1107 MHz 970 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 141.7 GB/s 182.4 GB/s
    DirectX 11.1 (10_0)
    Shader Model 4.0 6.3
    OpenGL 2.1 4.5
    OpenCL 1.1 2.0
    Vulkan N/A +
    CUDA +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.58 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 240
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
    SLI options +
    Multi monitor support +
    HDMI +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    TrueAudio +
    ZeroCore +
    Mantle +
    Design reference
    Bridgeless CrossFire +
    Number of Eyefinity displays 6
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    VCE +
    DDMA audio +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.89 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.63 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 175 Sol/s
    Compute units 32
    Form factor full height / full length
    High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
    LiquidVR +
    FRTC +
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