AMD Radeon R9 280 vs AMD Radeon RX 560
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Tahiti | Polaris 21 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Tahiti PRO3 (215-0821330) | Polaris 21 XT (215-0908004) |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 | GCN 4.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | GlobalFoundries |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | 3,000 million |
| Die size | 352 mm² | 123 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Mar 4th, 2014 | Apr 18th, 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Volcanic Islands | Polaris |
| Production | End-of-life | Active |
| Launch price | 279 USD | 99 USD |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Reviews | 35 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | Sea Islands | Arctic Islands |
| Successor | Pirate Islands | Vega |
Clocks
| Base clock | 827 MHz | 1175 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 933 MHz | 1275 MHz |
| Memory clock | 1250 MHz 5 Gbps effective | 1750 MHz 7 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 3 GB | 4 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 384 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 240.0 GB/s | 112.0 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 1792 | 1024 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 112 | 64 |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| Compute units | 28 | 16 |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| Cache L2 | 768 KB | 1024 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 29.86 GPixel/s | 20.40 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 104.5 GTexel/s | 81.60 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 3.344 TFLOPS | 2.611 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 836.0 GFLOPS (1:4) | 163.2 GFLOPS (1:16) |
| FP16 (half) performance | — | 2.611 TFLOPS (1:1) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 275 mm 10.8 inches | 170 mm 6.7 inches |
| Width | 109 mm 4.3 inches | — |
| Height | 36 mm 1.4 inches | — |
| TDP | 200 W | 75 W |
| Suggested PSU | 550 W | 250 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI2x HDMI1x DisplayPort | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | None |
| Board number | C386 | C994 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (12_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
