GeForce RTX 4090 D vs Radeon R9 280X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 280X and GeForce RTX 4090 D, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 280X
2013
3 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
15.19

RTX 4090 D outperforms R9 280X by a whopping 391% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking35313
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.6014.06
Power efficiency4.1912.11
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameTahitiAD102
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date8 October 2013 (11 years ago)28 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299 $1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4090 D has 151% better value for money than R9 280X.

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 cores204814592
Core clock speedno data2280 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt425 Watt
Texture fill rate128.01,149
Floating-point processing power4.096 TFLOPS73.54 TFLOPS
ROPs32176
TMUs128456
Tensor Coresno data456
Ray Tracing Coresno data114

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 4.0 x16
Length275 mm304 mm
Width2-slot3-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount3 GB24 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth288 GB/s1,008 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Eyefinity+-
HDMI++
DisplayPort support+-

Supported technologies

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

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

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA-8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

R9 280X 15.19
RTX 4090 D 74.64
+391%

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 280X 5837
RTX 4090 D 28686
+391%

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD64
−369%
300−350
+369%
4K33
−385%
160−170
+385%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.67
+14.1%
5.33
−14.1%
4K9.06
+10.3%
9.99
−10.3%
  • R9 280X has 14% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • R9 280X has 10% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
−362%
120−130
+362%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
−367%
140−150
+367%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−390%
240−250
+390%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
−362%
120−130
+362%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
−367%
140−150
+367%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−384%
300−310
+384%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
−375%
190−200
+375%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−376%
200−210
+376%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−386%
180−190
+386%
Valorant 60−65
−375%
290−300
+375%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−390%
240−250
+390%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
−362%
120−130
+362%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
−367%
140−150
+367%
Dota 2 36
−372%
170−180
+372%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−382%
270−280
+382%
Fortnite 80−85
−376%
400−450
+376%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−384%
300−310
+384%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
−375%
190−200
+375%
Grand Theft Auto V 54
−381%
260−270
+381%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−376%
200−210
+376%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
−359%
500−550
+359%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−386%
180−190
+386%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 52
−381%
250−260
+381%
Valorant 60−65
−375%
290−300
+375%
World of Tanks 190−200
−387%
950−1000
+387%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−390%
240−250
+390%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
−362%
120−130
+362%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
−367%
140−150
+367%
Dota 2 137
−374%
650−700
+374%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−382%
270−280
+382%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−384%
300−310
+384%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
−375%
190−200
+375%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
−359%
500−550
+359%
Valorant 60−65
−375%
290−300
+375%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 21−24
−355%
100−105
+355%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
−378%
110−120
+378%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
−374%
650−700
+374%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−362%
60−65
+362%
World of Tanks 100−110
−372%
500−550
+372%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
−384%
150−160
+384%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−384%
150−160
+384%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−358%
55−60
+358%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−386%
180−190
+386%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−374%
180−190
+374%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
−358%
110−120
+358%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−385%
160−170
+385%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
−375%
95−100
+375%
Valorant 35−40
−374%
180−190
+374%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−355%
50−55
+355%
Dota 2 24−27
−362%
120−130
+362%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
−362%
120−130
+362%
Metro Exodus 10−11
−350%
45−50
+350%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−389%
220−230
+389%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−350%
45−50
+350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−362%
120−130
+362%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
−364%
65−70
+364%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−355%
50−55
+355%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−350%
18−20
+350%
Dota 2 68
−341%
300−310
+341%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−374%
90−95
+374%
Fortnite 16−18
−371%
80−85
+371%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−355%
100−105
+355%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
−358%
55−60
+358%
Valorant 16−18
−371%
80−85
+371%

This is how R9 280X and RTX 4090 D compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 D is 369% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 D is 385% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.19 74.64
Recency 8 October 2013 28 December 2023
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 425 Watt

R9 280X has 70% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090 D, on the other hand, has a 391.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 D is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 280X in performance tests.


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