GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
457%
457%
AMD Radeon R9 280X
22%
22%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is approximately 435% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | GA104 | Tahiti |
| CoresDifferent | 6144 | 2048 |
| TMUsDifferent | 192 | 128 |
| ROPsDifferent | 96 | 32 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 8 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6X | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 256 bit | 384 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | GA104 | Tahiti |
| GPU VariantDifferent | GA104-400-A1 | Tahiti XTL(215-0821065) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Ampere | GCN 1.0 |
| FoundryDifferent | Samsung | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 8 nm | 28 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 17,400 million | 4,313 million |
| DensityDifferent | 44.4M / mm² | 12.3M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 392 mm² | 352 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-2713 | N/A |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | May 31st, 2021 | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| AvailabilityDifferent | Jun 10th, 2021 | N/A |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 30 | Volcanic Islands(R9 200) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 20 | Sea Islands |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 40 | Pirate Islands |
| ProductionDifferent | Active | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 599 USD | 299 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 46 in our database | 105 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 1575 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 1770 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1188 MHz19 Gbps effective | 1500 MHz6 Gbps effective |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 8 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6X | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 256 bit | 384 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 608.3 GB/s | 288.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 6144 | 2048 |
| TMUsDifferent | 192 | 128 |
| ROPsDifferent | 96 | 32 |
| SM CountDifferent | 48 | N/A |
| Tensor CoresDifferent | 192 | N/A |
| RT CoresDifferent | 48 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 128 KB (per SM) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 4 MB | 768 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 32 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 169.9 GPixel/s | 32.00 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 339.8 GTexel/s | 128.0 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half)Different | 21.75 TFLOPS (1:1) | N/A |
| FP32 (float)Different | 21.75 TFLOPS | 4.096 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 339.8 GFLOPS (1:64) | 1,024.0 GFLOPS (1:4) |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 267 mm10.5 inches | 275 mm10.8 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 112 mm4.4 inches | 109 mm4.3 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 290 W | 250 W |
| Suggested PSU | 600 W | 600 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x HDMI 2.13x DisplayPort 1.4a | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a1x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 12-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | PG143 SKU 15 | C386 |
| WidthDifferent | N/A | 36 mm1.4 inches |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (11_1) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 3.0 | 2.1 (1.2) |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.3 | 1.2.170 |
| CUDADifferent | 8.6 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.8 | 6.5 (5.1) |
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