AMD Radeon R9 280 vs AMD Radeon R9 285X
            AMD Radeon R9 280
            
                $249
            
        
    
            AMD Radeon R9 285X
            
                
            
        
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                             1792 Shaders 
                            3GB GDDR5 
                            933MHz 
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                             2048 Shaders 
                            3GB GDDR5 
                            1002MHz 
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                             Peak AI Performance 
                            3.34 TFLOPS 
                            FP32 
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                             Peak AI Performance 
                            4.1 TFLOPS 
                            FP32 
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                            3.34 TFLOPS 
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                             FP32 
                            4.1 TFLOPS 
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                             Form Factor 
                            PCIe Card 
                            2.0-Slots 
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                             Form Factor 
                            PCIe Card 
                            2.0-Slots 
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                             TDP 
                            250W 
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                             TDP 
                            200W 
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                             Power Connectors 
                            1x 6-Pin 
                            1x 8-Pin 
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                             Power Connectors 
                            1x 6-Pin 
                            1x 8-Pin 
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                                         GB6 OpenCL N/A 
                                            
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                                         GB6 Metal N/A 
                                            
                                            0% 
                                            
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                                         GB6 Vulkan N/A 
                                            
                                            0% 
                                            
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                                         GB5 OpenCL N/A 
                                            0% 
                                            
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                                         GB5 OpenCL N/A 
                                            0% 
                                            
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                                         GB5 CUDA N/A 
                                            0% 
                                            
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                                         GB5 CUDA N/A 
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                                         GB5 Metal N/A 
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                                         GB5 Vulkan N/A 
                                            0% 
                                            
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                                         GB5 Vulkan N/A 
                                            0% 
                                            
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                                         OCT 2020.1 N/A 
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                                         OCT 2020.1 N/A 
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                                         OCT Metal N/A 
                                            0% 
                                            
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                                         OCT Metal N/A 
                                            0% 
                                            
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                                         Peak AI
                                            Performance 
                                        
                                            3.34 TFLOPS
                                         
                                        
                                            FP32
                                         
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                                         Peak AI
                                            Performance 
                                        
                                            4.1 TFLOPS
                                         
                                        
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                                            FP32
                                         
                                        
                                            3.34 TFLOPS
                                            
                                                
                                            
                                         
                                        
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                                            FP32
                                         
                                        
                                            4.1 TFLOPS
                                            
                                                
                                            
                                         
                                        
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                                            FP64
                                         
                                        
                                            840 GFLOPS
                                            
                                                
                                            
                                         
                                        
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                                            FP64
                                         
                                        
                                            260 GFLOPS
                                            
                                                
                                            
                                         
                                        
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                                         Pixel
                                            Fillrate 
                                        
                                            29.856 GPixel/s
                                         
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                                         Pixel
                                            Fillrate 
                                        
                                            32.064 GPixel/s
                                         
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                                         Texture
                                            Fillrate 
                                        
                                            104.496 GTexel/s
                                         
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                                         Texture
                                            Fillrate 
                                        
                                            128.256 GTexel/s
                                         
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                                         Manufacturer 
                                        
                                            AMD
                                        
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                                         Manufacturer 
                                        
                                            AMD
                                        
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                                         Chip Designer 
                                        
                                            AMD
                                        
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                                         Chip Designer 
                                        
                                            AMD
                                        
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                                         Architecture 
                                        
                                            GCN 1
                                        
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                                         Architecture 
                                        
                                            GCN 3
                                        
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                                         Family 
                                        
                                            Radeon R 200
                                        
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                                         Family 
                                        
                                            Radeon R 200
                                        
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                                         Codename 
                                        Tahiti 
                                        - 
                                        Variant 
                                        Tahiti Pro 
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                                         Codename 
                                        Tonga 
                                        - 
                                        Variant 
                                        Tonga XT 
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                                         Market Segment 
                                        Desktop 
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                                         Market Segment 
                                        Desktop 
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                                         Release Date 
                                        3/4/2014 
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                                         Release Date 
                                        9/2/2014 
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                                         Foundry 
                                        TSMC 
                                        - 
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                                         Foundry 
                                        TSMC 
                                        - 
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                                         Fabrication Node 
                                        28nm 
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                                         Fabrication Node 
                                        28nm 
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                                         Die Size 
                                        352 mm² 
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                                         Die Size 
                                        359 mm² 
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                                         Transistor Count 
                                        4.3 Billion 
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                                         Transistor Count 
                                        5 Billion 
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                                         Transistor Density 
                                        12.25M/mm² 
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                                         Transistor Density 
                                        13.93M/mm² 
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                                         Form 
                                        PCIe Card 
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                                         Form 
                                        PCIe Card 
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                                         Shading Units 
                                        1792 Shaders 
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                
                                    
                                         Shading Units 
                                        2048 Shaders 
                                        - 
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                                         Texture Mapping Units 
                                        112 TMUs 
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                                         Texture Mapping Units 
                                        128 TMUs 
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                                         Render Output Units 
                                        32 ROPs 
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                                         Render Output Units 
                                        32 ROPs 
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                                         Compute Units 
                                        28 CUs 
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                                         Compute Units 
                                        32 CUs 
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                                        827MHz Base 
                                        933MHz 
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                                        1002MHz 
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                                         L1 
                                        - 
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                                        16KB/CU 
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                                         L1 
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                                        - 
                                        16KB/CU 
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                                         L2 
                                        768KB Shared 
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                                         L2 
                                        768KB Shared 
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                                         3GB 
                                        GDDR5 
                                        - 
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                                         3GB 
                                        GDDR5 
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                                         Bus Width 
                                        384Bit 
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                                         Bus Width 
                                        384Bit 
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                                         Clock 
                                        1250MHz 
                                        Transfer Rate 
                                        5GT/s 
                                        Bandwidth 
                                        240GB/s 
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                                         Clock 
                                        1375MHz 
                                        Transfer Rate 
                                        5.5GT/s 
                                        Bandwidth 
                                        264GB/s 
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                                         TDP 
                                        250W 
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                                         TDP 
                                        200W 
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                                        1x DVI-I Dual-Link 
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                                        1x DVI-D Dual-Link 
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                                        1x DisplayPort 1.2 
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                                        1x HDMI 1.4 
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                                        1x DisplayPort 1.2 
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                                        1x HDMI 1.4 
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                                         Max Resolution 
                                        4096x2160 
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                                         Max Resolution 
                                        4096x2160 
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                                         Max Resolution Refresh Rate 
                                        60Hz 
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                                         Max Resolution Refresh Rate 
                                        60Hz 
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                                         Variable Refresh Rate 
                                        - 
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                                         Variable Refresh Rate 
                                        - 
                                        FreeSync 
                                        - 
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                                         Display Stream Compression (DSC) 
                                        Not Supported 
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                                         Display Stream Compression (DSC) 
                                        Not Supported 
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                                         Multi Monitor Support 
                                        3 
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                                         Multi Monitor Support 
                                        3 
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                                         Content Protection 
                                        HDCP 1.4 
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                                         Model 
                                        VCE 1.0 
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                                         Model 
                                        VCE 3.0 
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                                         Codec 
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                                        AVC (H.264) 
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                                         Codec 
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                                        AVC (H.264) 
                                        HEVC (H.265) 
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                                         Model 
                                        UVD 3.2 
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                                         Model 
                                        UVD 5.0 
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                                         Codec 
                                        MPEG-1 
                                        MPEG-2 
                                        MPEG-4 
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                                        VC-1 
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                                        AVC (H.264) 
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                                         Codec 
                                        MPEG-1 
                                        MPEG-2 
                                        MPEG-4 
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                                        VC-1 
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                                        AVC (H.264) 
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                                         Direct X 
                                        12 
                                        Direct 3D 
                                        11_1 
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                                         Direct X 
                                        12 
                                        Direct 3D 
                                        12_0 
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                                         OpenGL 
                                        4.6 
                                        OpenCL 
                                        2.1 
                                        Vulkan 
                                        1.2 
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                                         OpenGL 
                                        4.6 
                                        OpenCL 
                                        2.1 
                                        Vulkan 
                                        1.2 
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                                         Shader Model 
                                        6.5 
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                                        GFX 
                                        6 
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                                         Shader Model 
                                        6.5 
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                                        GFX 
                                        8 
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                                        1x Fan 
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                                        1x Fan 
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                                         Power Connectors 
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                                        1x 6-Pin 
                                        1x 8-Pin 
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                                         Power Connectors 
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                                        1x 6-Pin 
                                        1x 8-Pin 
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                                         Slots Required 
                                        2.0 
                                        PCIe Version 
                                        3.0 
                                        PCIe Lanes 
                                        16 
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                                         Slots Required 
                                        2.0 
                                        PCIe Version 
                                        3.0 
                                        PCIe Lanes 
                                        16 
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                                         Multi GPU Support 
                                        Supported 
                                        Type 
                                        4-way CrossFireX 
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                                         Multi GPU Support 
                                        Supported 
                                        Type 
                                        CrossFire XDMA 
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                                         Height 
                                        110 mm (4.33 in) 
                                        Width 
                                        275 mm (10.83 in) 
                                        Depth 
                                        36 mm (1.42 in) 
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                                         Height 
                                        110 mm (4.33 in) 
                                        Width 
                                        267 mm (10.51 in) 
                                        Depth 
                                        37 mm (1.46 in) 
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