Radeon R9 280X2 vs RX 5700M
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 749 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.63 | no data |
| Architecture | RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | Navi 10 | Tahiti |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 March 2020 (5 years ago) | 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 cores | 2304 | 2048 ×2 |
| Core clock speed | 1465 MHz | 950 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1720 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 10,300 million | 4,313 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 180 Watt | 375 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 247.7 | 128.0 ×2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 7.926 TFLOPS | 4.096 TFLOPS ×2 |
| ROPs | 64 | 32 ×2 |
| TMUs | 144 | 128 ×2 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L2 Cache | 8 MB | 768 KB |
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 size | large | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 315 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 3x 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 type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 3 GB ×2 |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 384 Bit ×2 |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 384.0 GB/s | 288.0 GB/s ×2 |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| 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 Connectors | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | 6x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.5 (5.1) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 2.1 (1.2) |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.2.170 |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 3 GB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 180 Watt | 375 Watt |
RX 5700M has a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 108.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 5700M and Radeon R9 280X2. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX 5700M is a notebook graphics card while Radeon R9 280X2 is a desktop one.
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