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AMD Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X

250 W · Launched Aug 2012
Compare with rivalsGPU overall rankings

GPU overall vs rivals

GeForce RTX 4060 (ref)Arc 130VRadeon HD 7970 / R9 280X ◂GeForce GTX 1050Radeon R9 M395XGeForce GTX 1630Radeon R9 270 / R7 3700102030405011.611.711.611.411.150.011.6AMD Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X This chip Desktop GPU Index 11.6Intel Arc 130V Nearest competitor Desktop GPU Index 11.7 1.01× Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280XNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Nearest competitor Desktop GPU Index 11.6 1.00× Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280XNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630 Nearest competitor Desktop GPU Index 11.4 0.98× Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280XAMD Radeon R9 270 / R7 370 Just below in its segment Desktop GPU Index 11.1 0.96× Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280XNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Reference chip Desktop GPU Index 50.0 4.31× Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280XAMD Radeon R9 M395X Nearest laptop chip Laptop GPU Index 11.6 1.00× Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X
GeForce RTX 4060 (…Arc 130VRadeon HD 7970 / R…GeForce GTX 1050Radeon R9 M395XGeForce GTX 1630Radeon R9 270 / R7…0102030405011.611.711.611.411.150.011.6AMD Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X This chip Desktop GPU Index 11.6Intel Arc 130V Nearest competitor Desktop GPU Index 11.7 1.01× Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280XNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Nearest competitor Desktop GPU Index 11.6 1.00× Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280XNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630 Nearest competitor Desktop GPU Index 11.4 0.98× Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280XAMD Radeon R9 270 / R7 370 Just below in its segment Desktop GPU Index 11.1 0.96× Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280XNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Reference chip Desktop GPU Index 50.0 4.31× Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280XAMD Radeon R9 M395X Nearest laptop chip Laptop GPU Index 11.6 1.00× Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X
GPU overall
11.6
0.23× refest.
GPU raster
13.1
0.26× reflow conf.
TDP
250 W
GPU overall per watt
0.05

GPU raster, by benchmark

Unigine Heaven (1080p, OpenGL)PassMark G3D Mark0102030405012.713.4Unigine Heaven (1080p, OpenGL), version 1.6 Index 12.7 Median 51.5 fps Source average of 11 results, fetched 6 Nov 2026 OpenBenchmarkingPassMark G3D Mark Index 13.4 Median 5,247 points Source average of 10419 results, fetched 6 Nov 2026 PassMark
Unigine Heaven (10…PassMark G3D Mark0102030405012.713.4Unigine Heaven (1080p, OpenGL), version 1.6 Index 12.7 Median 51.5 fps Source average of 11 results, fetched 6 Nov 2026 OpenBenchmarkingPassMark G3D Mark Index 13.4 Median 5,247 points Source average of 10419 results, fetched 6 Nov 2026 PassMark
Results table
BenchmarkVersionMedianp10–p90UnitSamplesIndexDates
Unigine Heaven (1080p, OpenGL)1.651.5–fps11 avg.12.76 Nov 2026
PassMark G3D Markcurrent5,247–points10419 avg.13.46 Nov 2026

Sources

Geekbench Browser1 average6 Nov 2026OpenBenchmarking1 average6 Nov 2026PassMark1 average6 Nov 2026