Graphics card comparison
Radeon RX 460 vs Radeon R9 280X
AMD
Radeon RX 460
2048 Mb GDDR5
Released 29 Jun 2016
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VS
AMD
Radeon R9 280X
3072 Mb GDDR5
Released 8 Oct 2013
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Summary
Synthetic performance index
- Radeon RX 460100%
- Radeon R9 280X135%
Relative performance
Gaming performance index
- Radeon RX 460100%
- Radeon R9 280X136%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 460
- 175 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon R9 280X .
- This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports FreeSync
- Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports TrueAudio
- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Reasons to consider the Radeon R9 280X
- 36% higher gaming performance.
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports Mantle
- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the Radeon R9 280X
The Radeon R9 280X is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (15 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| Radeon RX 460 | Radeon R9 280X |
|---|
| GPU Name | Baffin (Baffin PRO) | Tahiti (Tahiti XTL) |
| Fab Process | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 123 mm² | 352 mm² |
| Transistors | 3,000 million | 4,313 million |
| Shaders | 896 | 2048 |
| Compute Units | 14 | 32 |
| Core clock | 1090 MHz | 850 MHz |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| TMUs | 56 | 128 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon RX 460 | Radeon R9 280X |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | 384 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz
7000 MHz effective | 1500 MHz
6000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 2048 Mb | 3072 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 460 | Radeon R9 280X |
|---|
| TDP | 75 watts | 250 watts |
| Release Date | 29 Jun 2016 | 8 Oct 2013 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon RX 46019.20 GP/s
- Radeon R9 280X27.20 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon RX 46067.20 GT/s
- Radeon R9 280X109.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon RX 460112.00 GB/s
- Radeon R9 280X288.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon RX 4602150.40 GFLOPs
- Radeon R9 280X3482.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
3DMark 11
- Radeon RX 4608080
- Radeon R9 280X10960
Points (higher is better)
Game benchmarks
Anno 2205
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
- Radeon RX 46031
- Radeon R9 280X40
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield Hardline
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
- Radeon RX 46027
- Radeon R9 280X40
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry Primal
DX11, Very High Settings
- Radeon RX 46034
- Radeon R9 280X49
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- Radeon RX 46043
- Radeon R9 280X63
FPS (higher is better)
Sniper Elite 4
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 46038
- Radeon R9 280X42
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 46028
- Radeon R9 280X30
FPS (higher is better)
Thief 2014
DX11, Very High Details
- Radeon RX 46038
- Radeon R9 280X47
FPS (higher is better)
Anno 2205
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
- Radeon RX 46021
- Radeon R9 280X30
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield Hardline
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
- Radeon RX 46018
- Radeon R9 280X33
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry Primal
DX11, Very High Settings
- Radeon RX 46023
- Radeon R9 280X35
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- Radeon RX 46032
- Radeon R9 280X47
FPS (higher is better)
Sniper Elite 4
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 46026
- Radeon R9 280X32
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 46021
- Radeon R9 280X25
FPS (higher is better)
Thief 2014
DX11, Very High Details
- Radeon RX 46027
- Radeon R9 280X36
FPS (higher is better)
Sniper Elite 4
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 46016
- Radeon R9 280X22
FPS (higher is better)