AMD Radeon R9 280X vs AMD Radeon R9 290X Full Specs
2,048 Shaders 1GHz | 2,816 Shaders 1GHz |
3GB GDDR5288GB/s | 4GB GDDR5320GB/s |
·· 4.1 TFLOPS | ·· 5.63 TFLOPS |
Form Factor PCIe Card | Form Factor PCIe Card |
TDP 250W | TDP 250W |
Power Connectors 1x 8-Pin 1x 6-Pin | Power Connectors 1x 8-Pin 1x 6-Pin |
Clock Speed ··· | Clock Speed ·· |
Peak OPS 4.1 TFLOPSFP32 | Peak OPS 5.63 TFLOPSFP32 |
FP32 4.1 TFLOPS | FP32 5.63 TFLOPS |
FP64 1.02 TFLOPS | FP64 704 GFLOPS |
Pixel Rate 32 GPixel/s | Pixel Rate 64 GPixel/s |
Texture Rate 128 GTexel/s | Texture Rate 176 GTexel/s |
Shaders 2,048 Shaders | Shaders 2,816 Shaders |
TMUs 128 TMUs | TMUs 176 TMUs |
ROPs 32 ROPs | ROPs 64 ROPs |
CUs 32 CUs | CUs 44 CUs |
Base Clock 850MHz | Base Clock - |
Boost Clock 1GHz | Boost Clock 1GHz |
L2 Cache 768KB shared | L2 Cache 1MB shared |
3GB GDDR5 | 4GB GDDR5 |
Memory Bus 384-bit | Memory Bus 512-bit |
Memory Speed 6GT/s | Memory Speed 5GT/s |
Memory Bandwidth 288GB/s | Memory Bandwidth 320GB/s |
TDP 250W | TDP 250W |
Multi-Monitor 3 | Multi-Monitor 3 |
HDCP - | HDCP HDCP 1.4 |
1x DisplayPort 1.2 | 1x DisplayPort 1.2 |
1x HDMI 1.4 | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
1x DVI-D Dual-Link | 2x DVI-D Dual-Link |
1x DVI-I Dual-Link | - |
Encoder Model VCE 1.0 | Encoder Model VCE 2.0 |
Decoder Model UVD 3.2 | Decoder Model UVD 4.2 |
Form Factor PCIe Card | Form Factor PCIe Card |
PCIe 2-Slots | PCIe 2-Slots |
Height 110 mm (4.33")Width 275 mm (10.83")Depth 36 mm (1.42") | Height 110 mm (4.33")Width 275 mm (10.83")Depth 36 mm (1.42") |
Cooling Blower 1x Fan | Cooling Blower 1x Fan |
Power Connectors 1x 8-Pin, 1x 6-Pin | Power Connectors 1x 8-Pin, 1x 6-Pin |
Manufacturer | Manufacturer |
Chip Designer | Chip Designer |
Architecture | Architecture |
Family | Family |
Branding ![]() | Branding ![]() |
Codename Tahiti | Codename Hawaii |
Chip Variant Tahiti LE | Chip Variant Hawaii Pro |
Market Segment Desktop | Market Segment Desktop |
Release Date Aug 8, 2013 | Release Date Oct 24, 2013 |
Foundry TSMC | Foundry TSMC |
Fabrication Node 28nm | Fabrication Node 28nm |
Die Size 352mm² | Die Size 438mm² |
Transistor Count 4.3 Billion | Transistor Count 6.2 Billion |
Transistor Density 12.25 MTr/mm² | Transistor Density 14.16 MTr/mm² |
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