Radeon RX 5700 XT vs R9 M280X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M280X with Radeon RX 5700 XT, including specs and performance data.

R9 M280X
2015
0 MB Not Listed
1.82

RX 5700 XT outperforms R9 M280X by a whopping 1920% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking88696
Place by popularitynot in top-10041
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data43.32
Power efficiencyno data13.03
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameSaturnNavi 10
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date5 February 2015 (10 years ago)7 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

no data

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 cores8962560
Core clock speed1000 MHz1605 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1905 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data225 Watt
Texture fill rate61.60304.8
Floating-point processing power1.971 TFLOPS9.754 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs56160

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Bus supportNot Listedno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data272 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 typeNot ListedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount0 MB8 GB
Memory bus widthNot Listed256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
ZeroCore+-
Switchable graphics+-
VR Readyno data+
Multi Monitorno data+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1112 (12_1)
Shader Model6.36.5
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCLNot Listed2.0
Vulkan-+
Mantle+-

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.

R9 M280X 1.82
RX 5700 XT 36.76
+1920%

  • Other tests
    • Passmark
    • 3DMark 11 Performance GPU
    • 3DMark Vantage Performance
    • 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
    • 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

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 M280X 813
RX 5700 XT 16439
+1922%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

R9 M280X 4698
RX 5700 XT 35823
+663%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

R9 M280X 9222
RX 5700 XT 83961
+810%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

R9 M280X 3498
RX 5700 XT 26189
+649%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

R9 M280X 23201
RX 5700 XT 146093
+530%

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 HD27
−367%
126
+367%
1440p3−4
−2500%
78
+2500%
4K18
−172%
49
+172%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.17
1440pno data5.12
4Kno data8.14

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
Atomic Heart 5−6
−3400%
175
+3400%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−17250%
347
+17250%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1850%
78
+1850%
Atomic Heart 5−6
−2560%
133
+2560%
Battlefield 5 5−6
−2280%
119
+2280%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−15300%
308
+15300%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1850%
78
+1850%
Far Cry 5 12
−1050%
138
+1050%
Fortnite 8−9
−2688%
223
+2688%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−1450%
155
+1450%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
−8550%
173
+8550%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
−1509%
177
+1509%
Valorant 35−40
−703%
313
+703%
Atomic Heart 5−6
−1460%
78
+1460%
Battlefield 5 5−6
−2100%
110
+2100%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−8750%
177
+8750%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 67
−315%
270−280
+315%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1775%
75
+1775%
Dota 2 36
−156%
92
+156%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−6400%
130
+6400%
Fortnite 8−9
−2138%
179
+2138%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−1440%
154
+1440%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
−7500%
152
+7500%
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5
−3525%
145
+3525%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−3133%
97
+3133%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
−1409%
166
+1409%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16
−863%
154
+863%
Valorant 35−40
−654%
294
+654%
Battlefield 5 5−6
−2000%
105
+2000%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1575%
67
+1575%
Dota 2 31
−232%
103
+232%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−5450%
111
+5450%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−1380%
148
+1380%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
−1164%
139
+1164%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9
−933%
93
+933%
Valorant 35−40
−308%
159
+308%
Fortnite 8−9
−1688%
143
+1688%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−5150%
105
+5150%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 14−16
−1843%
270−280
+1843%
Grand Theft Auto V 0−1 79
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
−872%
170−180
+872%
Valorant 14−16
−1807%
286
+1807%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−3900%
40
+3900%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−3133%
97
+3133%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−2280%
119
+2280%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−2400%
75−80
+2400%
Fortnite 4−5
−2225%
93
+2225%
Atomic Heart 1−2
−3100%
30−35
+3100%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−427%
79
+427%
Valorant 10−11
−2320%
242
+2320%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 17
Dota 2 4−5
−2225%
93
+2225%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−2550%
53
+2550%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 79
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−1667%
53
+1667%
Fortnite 3−4
−1400%
45
+1400%
Metro Exodus 57
+0%
57
+0%
Battlefield 5 89
+0%
89
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 28
+0%
28
+0%
Metro Exodus 35
+0%
35
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 54
+0%
54
+0%
Battlefield 5 60
+0%
60
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

This is how R9 M280X and RX 5700 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 5700 XT is 367% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5700 XT is 2500% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5700 XT is 172% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RX 5700 XT is 17250% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 5700 XT is ahead in 53 tests (88%)
  • there's a draw in 7 tests (12%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.82 36.76
Recency 5 February 2015 7 July 2019
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm

RX 5700 XT has a 1919.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 5700 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M280X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 M280X is a notebook card while Radeon RX 5700 XT is a desktop one.

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