GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
155%
155%
AMD Radeon R9 280X
65%
65%
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT is approximately 90% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Navi 24 | Tahiti |
| CoresDifferent | 1024 | 2048 |
| TMUsDifferent | 64 | 128 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 4 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 64 bit | 384 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Navi 24 | Tahiti |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Navi 24 XT(215-135000006) | Tahiti XTL(215-0821065) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | RDNA 2.0 | GCN 1.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 6 nm | 28 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 5,400 million | 4,313 million |
| DensityDifferent | 50.5M / mm² | 12.3M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 107 mm² | 352 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Jan 19th, 2022 | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| GenerationDifferent | Navi II(RX 6000) | Volcanic Islands(R9 200) |
| PredecessorDifferent | Navi | Sea Islands |
| SuccessorDifferent | Navi III | Pirate Islands |
| ProductionDifferent | Active | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 199 USD | 299 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 18 in our database | 105 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 2310 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Game ClockDifferent | 2610 MHz | N/A |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 2815 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 2248 MHz18 Gbps effective | 1500 MHz6 Gbps effective |
Memory
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 4 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 64 bit | 384 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 143.9 GB/s | 288.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 1024 | 2048 |
| TMUsDifferent | 64 | 128 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 16 | 32 |
| RT CoresDifferent | 16 | N/A |
| L0 CacheDifferent | 32 KB per WGP | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 128 KB per Array | 16 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 1024 KB | 768 KB |
| L3 CacheDifferent | 16 MB | N/A |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 90.08 GPixel/s | 32.00 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 180.2 GTexel/s | 128.0 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half)Different | 11.53 TFLOPS (2:1) | N/A |
| FP32 (float)Different | 5.765 TFLOPS | 4.096 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 360.3 GFLOPS (1:16) | 1,024.0 GFLOPS (1:4) |
Board Design
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| TDPDifferent | 107 W | 250 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 300 W | 600 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x HDMI 2.11x DisplayPort 1.4a | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a1x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | D632 | C386 |
| LengthDifferent | N/A | 275 mm10.8 inches |
| HeightDifferent | N/A | 109 mm4.3 inches |
| WidthDifferent | N/A | 36 mm1.4 inches |
Graphics Features
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (11_1) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 2.2 | 2.1 (1.2) |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.3 | 1.2.170 |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.8 | 6.5 (5.1) |
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