R9 280 benchmark with i7-4770K 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K benchmarks at Ultra Quality
It is worth noting that the R9 280 is a very power hungry card and requires a decent power supply unit. This combination between R9 280 and Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz has less than 8% bottleneck in many games and is perfect match to avoid FPS loss. This combination between R9 280 and Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz is a perfect match to avoid FPS loss. With current 3072 MB RAM, the R9 280 can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games.
The release year of the graphics card. The newer the better technology and performance optimization and
driver support.
Year
2016
2019
13
2015
2016
11
2014
2015
8
2013
2014
4
2007
2013
2
The price of the graphics card. The cheaper the better.
Price
0
250
35
250
400
30
400
550
25
550
650
15
650
9999
5
Power Supply Wattage required for overall system. The lower the better.
PSU
0
350
4
350
450
4
450
550
3
550
650
2
650
9999
1
Maximum recorded temperature under load. The lower the better for longer life of the graphics card.
Temp
0
70
2
70
75
2
75
80
1
80
85
1
85
999
1
Noise Levels under load. The lower the better.
Noise
0
45
2
45
48
2
48
50
2
50
55
1
55
999
1
Full HD performance at 1080p resolution. The higher the better.
FHD
60
9999
18
55
60
13
45
55
11
35
45
7
0
35
5
Quad HD performance at 1440p resolution. The higher the better.
QHD
60
9999
10
55
60
8
45
55
5
35
45
4
0
35
2
4K performance at 2160p resolution. The higher the better.
F4K
60
9999
5
55
60
4
45
55
3
35
45
2
0
35
1
Current CPU Impact on performance with respect to the highest performing CPU used for benchmark at the
time this graphics card was released.
CPU
-5
9999
5
-7
-5
4
-10
-7
3
-15
-10
2
-9999
-15
1
Graphics card memory (RAM) capacity. The higher the better for higher resolution textures and future
demanding games.
MEM
8
9999
5
4
8
4
2
4
3
1
2
2
0
1
1
FROM
TO
VERDICT
The overall score is determined based on the calculated weightings for the individual components.
OVERALL SCORE
80
99
Excellent
70
80
Very Good
60
70
Good
40
60
Acceptable
0
40
Weak
55/100
Acceptable
The R9 290 might be the extreme flagship of the latest GCN 1.0 set of graphics cards, but their prices keep them out of the reach of most high-end PC gamers. On the other hand, the R9 280 is closer to being reasonably affordable at a price tag of $ 279. The good news is, with the release of the R9 280X, the R9 280 's price is getting more discount.
AMD ’s xx80 cards have always been defined by high-end prices with performance that knocks on the door of extreme graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the GCN 1.0 graphics card inside the R9 280, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend. Compared to its NVIDIA 's closest rival, GTX 960, the R9 280 was 1.6 % faster.
For 1080p Full HD, we were able to play Valorant at 75 fps to 75 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 75 fps. For 1440p Quad HD, we were able to play Valorant at 62 fps to 62 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 62 fps.
The R9 280 sits between the R9 380 and the GTX 960, falling slower than R9 380 by 1.2% and faster than GTX 960 by 1.2%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. Its results are actually indistinguishable from those of the R9 380. It is a close call between the R9 280 and its rival GTX 960 by a small margin. Compared to its higher sibling, the R9 280 was much slower than the R9 290 by more than 20%.
The R9 280 sits between the GTX 770 and the RX 560, falling slower than GTX 770 by 4.8% and faster than RX 560 by 0%. It has below average relative performance against every graphics card here. Against its rival - the GTX 960, the R9 280 is much slower. Compared to its higher sibling, the R9 280 was much slower than the R9 290 by more than 20%.
The R9 280 sits between the R9 380 and the GTX 960, falling slower than R9 380 by 1.2% and faster than GTX 960 by 1.2%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. Its results are actually indistinguishable from those of the R9 380. It is a close call between the R9 280 and its rival GTX 960 by a small margin. Compared to its higher sibling, the R9 280 was much slower than the R9 290 by more than 20%.
The R9 280 sits between the R9 285 and the GTX 750 Ti, falling slower than R9 285 by 0.3% and faster than GTX 750 Ti by 0.8%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. Its results are actually indistinguishable from those of the R9 285. It is a close call between the R9 280 and its rival GTX 960 by a small margin. Compared to its higher sibling, the R9 280 was much slower than the R9 290 by more than 20%.
The R9 280 sits between the R9 380 and the GTX 960, falling slower than R9 380 by 1.3% and faster than GTX 960 by 1.3%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. Its results are actually indistinguishable from those of the R9 380. It is a close call between the R9 280 and its rival GTX 960 by a small margin. Compared to its higher sibling, the R9 280 was much slower than the R9 290 by more than 20%.
*As we do not have stock samples of the AMD Radeon R9 280X, AMD Radeon R9 270 or AMD Radeon R7 265, they are not included in the thermal performance graphs. Prev 1 - AMD Radeon R9 280 Review feat.
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