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Front view of Radeon R9 280X

Reasons to consider the
Generic Radeon R9 280X

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Significantly better 3DMark vantage graphics score 36,241 vs 22,250 Around 65% better 3DMark vantage graphics score
More memory 3,072 MB vs 2,048 MB 50% more memory
Better 3DMark06 score 28,452 vs 24,035 Around 20% better 3DMark06 score
Better floating-point performance 3,482 GFLOPS vs 2,703 GFLOPS Around 30% better floating-point performance
Higher effective memory clock speed 6,000 MHz vs 5,500 MHz Around 10% higher effective memory clock speed
Significantly higher battlefield 3 framerate 106.5 fps vs 55.1 fps Around 95% higher battlefield 3 framerate
More shading units 2,048 vs 1,536 512 more shading units
More texture mapping units 128 vs 96 32 more texture mapping units
Wider memory bus 384 bit vs 256 bit 50% wider memory bus
More compute units 32 vs 24 8 more compute units
Higher memory clock speed 1,500 MHz vs 1,375 MHz Around 10% higher memory clock speed
Front view of Radeon HD 6970

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Significantly better 3DMark 11 graphics score 24,035 vs 10,792 Around 2.2x better 3DMark 11 graphics score

Benchmarks Real world tests of Radeon R9 280X vs HD 6970

3DMark 11 Graphics Industry standard benchmark that tests DirectX 11 GPU performance

3DMark Vantage Graphics Industry standard benchmark that tests DirectX 10 GPU performance

3DMark06 Industry standard benchmark that tests DirectX 9 GPU performance

Reviews Word on the street

Radeon R9 280X  vs HD 6970 

8.5
8.2
GPU Temperature ComparisonIdleLoadMSI R9 280X Gaming 6 GB40°C77°CMSI R9 280X Gaming 3 GB39°C87°CASUS R9 280X DC II32°C70°CASUS R9 280X Matrix38°C74°CSapphire R9 290X Tri-X OC36°C73°CGigabyte R9 280X OC34°C70°C Important: GPU temperature will vary depending on clock speed, voltage settings, cooler design, and production variances.
Radeon R9 280X

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