FirePro 2270 PCIe x1 vs Radeon R9 280X

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking	327	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	11.93	no data
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	Thaiti XTL	Cedar
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Design	reference	no data
Release date	8 October 2013 (10 years ago)	31 January 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$299	no data
Current price	$11.99 (0x MSRP)	$307

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Detailed Specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2048	80
Core clock speed	no data	600 MHz
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	4,313 million	292 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	128.0	4.800
Floating-point performance	4,096 gflops	96 gflops

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 support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x1
Length	275 mm	170 mm
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin	None

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth	288 GB/s	9.6 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

Connectivity and Outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x DMS-59
Eyefinity	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
DisplayPort support	+	no data

Supported Technologies

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

AppAcceleration	+	no data
CrossFire	1	no data
Enduro	-	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	+	no data
LiquidVR	1	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TressFX	1	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
ZeroCore	-	no data
UVD	+	no data
DDMA audio	+	no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	+	N/A
Mantle	-	no data

Pros & Cons Summary

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Recency	8 October 2013	31 January 2011
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	15 Watt

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