AMD Radeon R9 280X2: GPU Specs & Benchmarks

The Radeon R9 280X2 is a graphics card by AMD, built on the 28 nm process and based on the Tahiti graphics processor (GPU). The video card specifications and performance tests (benchmarks) are listed below.

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Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU Name
Tahiti
Model number
Tahiti XTL
(215-0821065)
Architecture
GCN 1.0
Foundry
TSMC
Process Size
28 nm
Transistors
4,313 million
Die Size
352 mm²

Graphics Card

Release Date
Unknown
Family
Volcanic Islands
(R9 200)
Production
End-of-life
Predecessor
Sea Islands
Bus Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16

Memory

Memory Size
3 GB x2
Memory Type
GDDR5
Memory Bus
384 bit x2

Clock Speeds

Base Clock
950 MHz
Boost Clock
1000 MHz
Memory Clock
1500 MHz
6 Gbps effective

Render Config

TMUs
128 x2
ROPs
32 x2

Board Design

Length
315 mm
12.4 inches
Thermal design power (TDP)
375 W
Suggested PSU
750 W
Display Connectors
6x mini-DisplayPort
Power Connectors
3x 8-pin
Board Number
C386

API support

DirectX
12 (11_1)
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
1.2
Shader Model
5.1
Radeon R9 280X2
AMD Radeon R9 280X2: GPU Specs & Benchmarks