RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server vs Radeon R9 280

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 280 with RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server, including specs and performance data.

R9 280
2014
3 GB GDDR5, 200 Watt
12.53

PRO 6000 Blackwell Server outperforms R9 280 by a whopping 655% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking4105
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.47no data
Power efficiency5.0412.70
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameTahitiGB202
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Designreferenceno data
Release date4 March 2014 (11 years ago)18 March 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$279 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores179224064
Core clock speedno data1590 MHz
Boost clock speed933 MHz2617 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt600 Watt
Texture fill rate104.51,968.0
Floating-point processing power3.344 TFLOPS126 TFLOPS
ROPs32192
TMUs112752
Tensor Coresno data752
Ray Tracing Coresno data188
L1 Cache448 KB23.5 MB
L2 Cache768 KB128 MB

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Length275 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin1x 16-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount3 GB96 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit512 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth240 GB/s1.79 TB/s
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort4x DisplayPort 2.1b
Eyefinity+-
HDMI+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

CrossFire+-
FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
LiquidVR+-
TressFX+-
TrueAudio+-
UVD+-
DDMA audio+no data

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXDirectX® 1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan+1.4
CUDA-12.0
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

R9 280 12.53
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server 94.61
+655%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

R9 280 5539
Samples: 3698
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server 42222
+662%
Samples: 1

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.53 94.61
Recency 4 March 2014 18 March 2025
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 96 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 600 Watt

R9 280 has 200% lower power consumption.

RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server, on the other hand, has a 655.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 280 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 280 is a desktop graphics card while RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server is a workstation one.

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