AMD Launches Radeon R9 280 Graphics Card for US$279
AMD has officially launched the Radeon R9 280 graphics card that was conspicuously missing from the R9 lineup. The Radeon R9 and R7 graphics cards were first announced in November last year. The Radeon R9 280 is viewed as a replacement for the existing Tahiti Pro-based Radeon HD 7950.
AMD has officially launched the Radeon R9 280 graphics card that was conspicuously missing from the R9 lineup. The Radeon R9 and R7 graphics cards were first announced in November last year. The Radeon R9 280 is viewed as a replacement for the existing Tahiti Pro-based Radeon HD 7950.
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The Radeon R9 280 appears to be based on the same Tahiti Pro GPU as the incumbent Radeon HD 7950. According to AMD, the competing GPU from the NVIDIA camp would be the GeForce GTX 760. The new AMD card is slated for wider availability later this month, with a launch price of US$279. The specifications of the card are as follows:-
Model | AMDRadeon R9 280 | AMDRadeon HD 7950 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX760 |
Core Code | Tahiti Pro (to be confirmed) | Tahiti Pro | GK104 |
Transistor Count | 4.3 billion (to be confirmed) | 4.3 billion | 3.5 billion |
Manufacturing Process | 28nm | 28nm | 28nm |
Core Clock | Up to 933MHz | 850MHz (Boost Clock: 925MHz) | 980MHz (Boost Clock: 1033MHz) |
Compute Performance | 3.34 TFLOPS | 2.87 TFLOPS | 2.26 TFLOPS |
Stream Processors | 1792 | 1792 | 1152 |
Texture Mapping Units (TMUs) | 112 | 112 | 96 |
Raster Operator units (ROP) | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Onboard Memory | 3GB GDDR5 | 3GB GDDR5 | 2GB GDDR5 |
Memory Clock | 5000MHz | 5000MHz | 6008MHz |
DDR Memory Bus | 384-bit | 384-bit | 256-bit |
Memory Bandwidth | 240GB/s | 240GB/s | 192GB/s |
PCI Express Interface | PCIe ver 3.0 x16 | PCIe ver 3.0 x16 | PCIe ver 3.0 x16 |
Molex Power Connectors | 1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pin | 2 x 6-pin | 2 x 6-pin |
Typical Board Power | 250W | 200W | 170W |
Multi GPU Technology | AMD CrossFire; up to four GPUs | NVIDIA SLI | |
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AMD TrueAudio Technology | No | No | No |
API Support | DirectX 11.2, OpenGL 4.3, AMD Mantle | DirectX 11.2, OpenGL 4.3, NVIDIA PhysX | |
Launch Price | US$279 | US$449 | US$249 |
According to AMD, the card's support for the Mantle AP I will be released as a software patch in the coming weeks.
(Source: AMD)
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