AMD Radeon R9 280X vs AMD Radeon R9 285X

What is the difference between AMD Radeon R9 280X and AMD Radeon R9 285X. Find out which graphics card has better performance.

Graphics Processor (GPU)

TahitiGPU NameTonga
Tahiti XTL
(215-0821065)
Model numberTonga XT
GCN 1.0ArchitectureGCN 3.0
TSMCFoundryTSMC
28 nmProcess Size28 nm
4,313 millionTransistors5,000 million
352 mm²Die Size366 mm²

Graphics Card

Oct 8th, 2013Release DateNever Released
Volcanic Islands
(R9 200)
FamilyVolcanic Islands
(R9 200)
End-of-lifeProductionEnd-of-life
Sea IslandsPredecessorSea Islands
PCIe 3.0 x16Bus InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16

Memory

3 GBMemory Size3 GB
GDDR5Memory TypeGDDR5
384 bitMemory Bus384 bit
288.0 GB/sBandwidth264.0 GB/s

Performance

32.00 GPixel/sPixel fillrate32.06 GPixel/s
128.0 GTexel/sTexture fillrate128.3 GTexel/s
4.096 TFLOPSFP32 (float) performance4.104 TFLOPS

Clock Speeds

1500 MHz
6 Gbps effective
Memory Clock1375 MHz
5.5 Gbps effective

Render Config

2048Shading Units2048
128TMUs128
32ROPs32
32Compute Units32
16 KB (per CU)L1 Cache16 KB (per CU)
768 KBL2 Cache768 KB

Board Design

Dual-slotSlot WidthDual-slot
275 mm
10.8 inches
Length267 mm
10.5 inches
250 WThermal design power (TDP)200 W
600 WSuggested PSU550 W
2x DVI
1x HDMI
1x DisplayPort
Display Connectors2x DVI
1x HDMI
1x DisplayPort
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinPower Connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
C386Board NumberC765

API support

12 (11_1)DirectX12 (12_0)
4.6OpenGL4.6
1.2OpenCL2.0
1.2Vulkan1.2
5.1Shader Model6.3