Radeon R9 280X vs GeForce GTX 680

Radeon R9 280X
GeForce GTX 680
2048 Shaders
3GB GDDR5
1000MHz
1536 Shaders
2GB GDDR5
1110MHz
FP32
4.1 TFLOPS
FP32
3.41 TFLOPS
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Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
TDP
250W
TDP
195W
Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
1x 8-Pin
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Power Connectors
2x 6-Pin
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GB5 OpenCL - N/A
0%
GB5 OpenCL - N/A
0%
GB5 CUDA - N/A
0%
GB5 CUDA - N/A
0%
GB5 Metal - N/A
0%
GB5 Metal - N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan - N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan - N/A
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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
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OCT Metal - N/A
0%
Manufacturer
AMD
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
AMD
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Architecture
GCN 1
Architecture
Kepler
Family
Radeon R 200
Family
GeForce 600
Codename
Tahiti
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Variant
Tahiti XTL
Codename
NVE4
GK104
Variant
GK104-400-A2
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
8/8/2013
Release Date
3/22/2012
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
294 mm²
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Transistor Count
4.3 Billion
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Transistor Count
3.5 Billion
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Transistor Density
12.25M/mm²
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Transistor Density
12.04M/mm²
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Form
PCIe Card
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
2048 Shaders
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Shading Units
1536 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
128 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
128 TMUs
Render Output Units
32 ROPs
Render Output Units
32 ROPs
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Streaming Multiprocessors
8 SMs
Compute Units
32 CUs
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850MHz Base
1000MHz
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1006MHz Base
1110MHz
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FP32
4.1 TFLOPS
FP32
3.41 TFLOPS
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FP64
1.02 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.14 TFLOPS
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Pixel Fillrate
32 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
35.52 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
128 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
142.08 GTexel/s
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L1
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16KB/CU
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L1
48KB/SM Tex
16KB/SM
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L2
768KB Shared
L2
512KB Shared
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3GB
GDDR5
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2GB
GDDR5
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Bus Width
384Bit
Bus Width
256Bit
Clock
1500MHz
Transfer Rate
6GT/s
Bandwidth
288GB/s
Clock
1502MHz
Transfer Rate
6GT/s
Bandwidth
192.3GB/s
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TDP
250W
TDP
195W
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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 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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Max Resolution
4096x2160
Max Resolution
4096x2304
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
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Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Multi Monitor Support
3
Multi Monitor Support
3
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Model
VCE 1.0
Model
NVENC 1
Codec
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AVC (H.264)
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Codec
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AVC (H.264)
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Model
UVD 3.2
Model
NVDEC 1
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
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
11_0
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.1
Vulkan
1.2
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.2
Shader Model
6.5
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GFX
6
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Shader Model
6.5
CUDA
3.0
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PureVideo HD
VP5
VDPAU
Feature Set D
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1x Fan
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1x Fan
Power Connectors
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1x 6-Pin
1x 8-Pin
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Power Connectors
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2x 6-Pin
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Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
4-way CrossFireX
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
4-way SLI
Height
110 mm (4.33 in)
Width
275 mm (10.83 in)
Depth
36 mm (1.42 in)
Height
111 mm (4.37 in)
Width
256 mm (10.08 in)
Depth
38 mm (1.5 in)
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