Gigabyte R9 280X Windforce OC Video Card Review & Benchmarks

Updated: October 14, 2013

R9 280 Technical Details

As far as the technical specs go on paper the R9 280X looks almost identical to the HD 7970GHz Edition card. Both have 2048 STREAM processors with an engine clock at 1GHz, 3GB of GDDR5 memory with a 384-bit memory interface with a memory speed of up to 6.0Gbps with a total computing performance of 4.1 TLOPS.

There are 2 power connections required to run the R9 280X, there is a single 6-pin and a single 8-pin with a TDP of 250W so a 600W PSU or better is recommended for stable running of the card.

There is a single PCIe 3.0 connection, 2 CrossFire fingers and support for DirectX 11.2 via GCN and support for OpenGL 4.3/ Mantle. 4K gaming is also fully supported as well although not many have that resolution monitor or TV yet. The card has a total TDP of 250W and the suggested power supply is 600W. On the rear I/O we see the same configuration the first generation HD 7970 cards had with a single DVI port, two mini display ports and a single HDMI connector.

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Daniel Rödiger

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- WTF
  
  that should be put in your tweet, not here afaik
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  - Daniel Rödiger
    
    i put it here and in my tweet why ever
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Its SO BEATIFULL!!!
Lucasino8

So is it really better than a 7970 or is it just in margin of error and Gigabyte’s version might be better?
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In the last paragraph, “In the end game, I can really thing…”
*Think*
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Ze Übermensch

Nice, the 1100MHz stock clock is pretty impressive, and I love the look of it. Not sure if it could run too well on my CX430 though (it would work on the 384W 12V rail, although not sure how long the psu would last :/).
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KRIS

there’s not gonna BE anymore R9 280X giveaway!, tough luck
CritOrange

Thank you for Picking a test system that is actually comparable to the average gaming rig, aka the i7. more comparable to what some people can afford :’)
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