AMD Radeon R9 280 vs AMD Radeon R9 270X
The AMD Radeon R9 280 is ahead by 13% on our index and meets the recommended card of 12 more games. Below: where each one wins.
Performance index 9 8
Video memory 3 GB 2 GB
Rated power 250 W 180 W
Launch price $279 $199
Index per $100 3.2 4.0
Games at recommended 128 116
Released20142013
FeaturesFSRFSR
At 1440p in the heaviest games
Modelled FPS, high preset, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Left: AMD Radeon R9 280; right: AMD Radeon R9 270X.
Games only the AMD Radeon R9 280 runs at recommended
- War Robots
- Risk of Rain 2
- South Park™: The Fractured But Whole™
- Heaven Forest - VR MMO
- Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition
- Heaven Forest NIGHTS
- Far Cry® 4
- Evolve Stage 2
And 4 more.
Quick answers
Is the AMD Radeon R9 280 faster than the AMD Radeon R9 270X?
Yes — the AMD Radeon R9 280 scores 9 on our index to the AMD Radeon R9 270X's 8, a 13% gap.
Which one runs more games at the recommended spec?
The AMD Radeon R9 280 meets the recommended graphics card of 128 of 274 games; the AMD Radeon R9 270X, 116.