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AMD Radeon R9 280X

250 W · Launched Apr 2016
Compare with rivalsGPU overall rankings

GPU overall vs rivals

GeForce RTX 4060 (ref)Arc A310Radeon R9 380XRadeon RX 5500MRadeon R9 280X ◂GeForce GTX 770Radeon R9 3800102030405014.014.514.214.013.850.014.1AMD Radeon R9 280X This chip Desktop GPU Index 14.0Intel Arc A310 Nearest competitor Desktop GPU Index 14.5 1.04× Radeon R9 280XAMD Radeon R9 380X Just above in its segment Desktop GPU Index 14.2 1.01× Radeon R9 280XNVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 Nearest competitor Desktop GPU Index 14.0 1.00× Radeon R9 280XAMD Radeon R9 380 Just below in its segment Desktop GPU Index 13.8 0.99× Radeon R9 280XNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Reference chip Desktop GPU Index 50.0 3.57× Radeon R9 280XAMD Radeon RX 5500M Nearest laptop chip Laptop GPU Index 14.1 1.01× Radeon R9 280X
GeForce RTX 4060 (…Arc A310Radeon R9 380XRadeon RX 5500MRadeon R9 280X ◂GeForce GTX 770Radeon R9 3800102030405014.014.514.214.013.850.014.1AMD Radeon R9 280X This chip Desktop GPU Index 14.0Intel Arc A310 Nearest competitor Desktop GPU Index 14.5 1.04× Radeon R9 280XAMD Radeon R9 380X Just above in its segment Desktop GPU Index 14.2 1.01× Radeon R9 280XNVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 Nearest competitor Desktop GPU Index 14.0 1.00× Radeon R9 280XAMD Radeon R9 380 Just below in its segment Desktop GPU Index 13.8 0.99× Radeon R9 280XNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Reference chip Desktop GPU Index 50.0 3.57× Radeon R9 280XAMD Radeon RX 5500M Nearest laptop chip Laptop GPU Index 14.1 1.01× Radeon R9 280X
GPU overall
14.0
0.28× refest.
GPU raster
15.5
0.31× reflow conf.
Street price
$435
GPU overall per $100
3.2
TDP
250 W
GPU overall per watt
0.06

GPU raster, by benchmark

PassMark G3D Mark0102030405015.5PassMark G3D Mark Index 15.5 Median 6,066 points Source average of 5563 results, fetched 6 Nov 2026 PassMark
PassMark G3D Mark0102030405015.5PassMark G3D Mark Index 15.5 Median 6,066 points Source average of 5563 results, fetched 6 Nov 2026 PassMark
Results table
BenchmarkVersionMedianp10–p90UnitSamplesIndexDates
PassMark G3D Markcurrent6,066–points5563 avg.15.56 Nov 2026

Sources

PassMark1 average6 Nov 2026PCPartPicker1 average6 Nov 2026