GIGABYTE AMD Radeon R9 280X OC WINDFORCE Graphics Card

Name: GIGABYTE AMD Radeon R9 280X OC WINDFORCE
Brand: GIGABYTE
SKU: GV-R928XOC-3GD
Rating: 3.4 (37 reviews)

GIGABYTE AMD Radeon R9 280X OC WINDFORCE 3X 3GB GDDR5 GV-R928XOC-3GD

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WINDFORCE 3X Cooling system with Triangle Cool technology
Powered by AMD Radeon R9 280X GPU
Integrated with 3GB GDDR5 memory, 384-bit memory interface
Features DVI-I / HDMI / mini DisplayPort*2
BASE:1000MHz / BOOST:1100 MHz
System power supply requirement: 600W

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Specifications Overview

Model	GV-R928XOC-3GD
Series	AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
GPU Interface	PCIe x16
GPU Chipset	Radeon R9 280X
GPU Memory Size	3 GB
GPU Memory Type	GDDR5
GPU Memory Interface	384-bit
GPU Clock Rate	1000 MHz
GPU Boost Clock Rate	1100 MHz
TDP	250 W
Length	296 mm
Cooling Type	3 Fans
Power Connectors	1 PCIe 8-pin + 1 PCIe 6-pin
SLI Support	No
CrossFire Support	Yes
DVI-D (Dual Link)	0
DVI-I (Dual Link)	1
DisplayPort	0
HDMI	1
G-SYNC Support	No
FreeSync Support	No
Expansion slots required	2

	Old Name	Current Name	Branding	Data Speed	Port
USB 2.0	USB 2.0	USB 2.0	Hi-Speed USB	480 Mbit/s	diverse
USB 3.0	USB 3.1 Gen 1	USB 3.2 Gen 1x1	SuperSpeed USB	5 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.1	USB 3.1 Gen 2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x1	SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps	10 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x2	USB 4.0 Gen 2x2	USB4 20Gbps	20 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4	USB 4.0 Gen 3x2	USB4 1.0	USB4 40Gbps	40 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4v2	USB 4.0 Gen 4	USB4 2.0	USB4 80Gbps	80-120 Gbit/s	only USB-C

Pros

Factory overclockQuiet in idleGood cooling systemDual BIOSGreat for Bitcoin mining

Cons

Noisy during gaming (latest bios should fix it)

GIGABYTE AMD Radeon R9 280X OC WINDFORCE Performance comparison with similar Graphics Cards

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GIGABYTE AMD Radeon R9 280X OC WINDFORCE Performance

GPU Gaming Performance (Rasterization)

Radeon RX 570 (76th)		128%
GeForce GTX 780 (76th)		128%
GeForce GTX 1650 G6 (77th)		122%
GeForce GTX 1650 G5 (77th)		122%
Arc A380 (78th)		120%
Quadro P2000 (79th)		117%
Radeon RX 470 (79th)		117%
Radeon RX 6400 (80th)		114%
Radeon R9 380X (81st)		108%
Radeon R9 280X (82nd)		100%
Radeon R9 380 (83rd)		97%
GeForce GTX 960 (83rd)		97%
GeForce GTX 770 (83rd)		97%
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (84th)		82%
Radeon R9 270X (85th)		80%
GeForce GTX 1050 (86th)		77%
GeForce GTX 760 (87th)		74%
GeForce GTX 1630 (87th)		74%
GeForce GTX 950 (87th)		74%
Quadro P1000 (88th)		71%

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Description

Chipset	Radeon R9 280X
Digital max resolution	4096 X 2160(via a single HDMI connector and not supported with two DVI connectors)
Analog max resolution	2048 x 1536
Process Technology	28 nm
PCB Form	ATX
Core Clock	Base / Boost clock：1000 / 1100 MHz
Memory Clock	6000 MHz
Memory Size	3072 MB
Memory Bus	384 bit
Card Bus	PCI-E 3.0
Memory Type	GDDR5
DirectX	11.2
OpenGL	4.3
Multi-view	3
I/O	DVI-I / mini DisplayPort2 / HDMI1
Card size	L=285mm W=126mm H=38mm
Power requirement	600W(with one 6-pin and one 8-pin external power connectors)

Expert reviews

So is this card better than a reference Radeon R9 280X, yet and here is why. First you have a factory overclock. Normally an R9 280X runs at 850 MHz core with a GPU boost all the way up to 1000 MHz. This card on the other hard runs at 1000 MHz core with...

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