GPUBoss Review Our evaluation of R9 280X vs R9 270X

Gaming

Real world tests using the latest 3D games

battlefield 3 (2013)

Benchmarks

Synthetic tests to measure overall performance

3DMark 11 Graphics, 3DMark Vantage Graphics and 3DMark06

Compute Performance

General computing tests executed on the GPU

Civilization 5 Texture Decomposition (2013)

Noise and Power

How loud and hot does the card run idle and under load

TDP

GPUBoss Score

Gaming, Benchmarks, Compute Performance and Noise and Power

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Radeon R9 280X 

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Differences What are the advantages of each

Front view of Radeon R9 280X

Reasons to consider the
Generic Radeon R9 280X

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Better 3DMark vantage graphics score 36,241 vs 28,000 Around 30% better 3DMark vantage graphics score
More memory 3,072 MB vs 2,048 MB 50% more memory
Better 3DMark06 score 28,452 vs 23,610 More than 20% better 3DMark06 score
Better 3DMark 11 graphics score 10,792 vs 8,520 More than 25% better 3DMark 11 graphics score
Better floating-point performance 3,482 GFLOPS vs 2,816 GFLOPS Around 25% better floating-point performance
More shading units 2,048 vs 1,280 768 more shading units
More texture mapping units 128 vs 80 48 more texture mapping units
More compute units 32 vs 20 12 more compute units
Higher BioShock infinite framerate 73.9 fps vs 55.1 fps Around 35% higher BioShock infinite framerate
Wider memory bus 384 bit vs 256 bit 50% wider memory bus
Higher crysis 3 framerate 38.5 fps vs 24.5 fps More than 55% higher crysis 3 framerate
Higher battlefield 3 framerate 106.5 fps vs 84.3 fps More than 25% higher battlefield 3 framerate
Better civilization 5 texture decomposition (2013) score 339.1 vs 310.9 Around 10% better civilization 5 texture decomposition (2013) score
Front view of Radeon R9 270X

Reasons to consider the
Sapphire Radeon R9 270X

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Significantly higher clock speed 1,100 MHz vs 850 MHz Around 30% higher clock speed
Significantly higher turbo clock speed 1,150 MHz vs 1,000 MHz 15% higher turbo clock speed
Higher pixel rate 35.2 GPixel/s vs 27.2 GPixel/s Around 30% higher pixel rate
Lower TDP 180W vs 250W Around 30% lower TDP

Benchmarks Real world tests of Radeon R9 280X vs 270X

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

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

Battlefield 3 (2013) 1920x1080 - Ultra quality + FXAA-HIGH

Radeon R9 280X
106.5 fps
Radeon R9 270X
84.3 fps
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.
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BioShock Infinite 1920 x 1080 - Ultra preset + DX11 (DDOF)

Radeon R9 280X
73.9 fps
Radeon R9 270X
55.1 fps

Crysis 3 1920 x 1080 - Very High preset + 16xAF + 2xSMAA

Radeon R9 280X
38.5 fps
Radeon R9 270X
24.5 fps

Civilization 5 Texture Decomp (2013) Using the newest graphics cards Civ V can speed screen transitions by reducing texture sizes

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Reviews Word on the street

Radeon R9 280X  vs 270X 

8.5
9.0
The 28 nm "Pitcairn" silicon, on which the Radeon R9 270X is based, features 1,280 stream processors based on the Graphics CoreNext micro-architecture, 80 texture memory units (TMUs), 32 raster operations units (ROPs), and a 256-bit wide GDDR5 memory interface, holding 2 GB of memory.
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the 280x for the most part defeats a 770 card within a few frames.. By far the 280x is the way to go.
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