MSI AMD Radeon R9 280X Graphics Card

Name: MSI AMD Radeon R9 280X
Brand: MSI
SKU: R9 280X GAMING 3G
Rating: 4.3 (73 reviews)

MSI AMD Radeon R9 280X GAMING 3G 3GB GDDR5

★★★★★

(73 reviews)

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Core/Memory
1000MHz Core (Boost Clock:1050MHz) (OC mode)
1000MHz Core (Boost Clock:1020MHz) (Gaming mode)
1000MHz Core (Boost Clock:1000MHz) (Silent mode)
3072 GDDR5 6000MHz Memory
Video Output Function
Dual-link DVI-I x 1
HDMI x 1 (version 1.4a)
Mini DisplayPort x 2

Specifications Overview

Model	R9 280X GAMING 3G
Release Date	October 2013 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
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	1050 MHz
TDP	250 W
Length	269 mm
Cooling Type	2 Fans
Power Connectors	1 PCIe 8-pin + 1 PCIe 6-pin
DirectX	DirectX 11.2
OpenGL	OpenGL 4.3
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

Very good cooling systemQuietGood factory overclockMSI Afterburner softwareGreat for Bitcoin mining

Cons

Voltage locked

MSI AMD Radeon R9 280X Performance comparison with similar Graphics Cards

(Higher is better)

MSI AMD Radeon R9 280X Performance

GPU Gaming Performance (Rasterization)

Radeon RX 570 (77th)		128%
GeForce GTX 780 (77th)		128%
GeForce GTX 1650 G6 (78th)		122%
GeForce GTX 1650 G5 (78th)		122%
Arc A380 (79th)		120%
Quadro P2000 (80th)		117%
Radeon RX 470 (80th)		117%
Radeon RX 6400 (81st)		114%
Radeon R9 380X (82nd)		108%
Radeon R9 280X (83rd)		100%
Radeon R9 380 (84th)		97%
GeForce GTX 960 (84th)		97%
GeForce GTX 770 (84th)		97%
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (85th)		82%
Radeon R9 270X (86th)		80%
GeForce GTX 1050 (87th)		77%
GeForce GTX 760 (88th)		74%
GeForce GTX 1630 (88th)		74%
GeForce GTX 950 (88th)		74%
Quadro P1000 (89th)		71%

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Description

Graphics Engine

AMD Radeon™ R9 280X
Interface

PCI Express x16 3.0
Memory Type

GDDR5
Memory Size(MB)

3072
Memory Interface

384 bits
Core Clock Speed(MHz)

1000MHz Core (Boost Clock:1050MHz) (OC mode)
1000MHz Core (Boost Clock:1020MHz) (Gaming mode)
1000MHz Core (Boost Clock:1000MHz) (Silent mode)
Memory Clock Speed(MHz)

6000
DVI Output

1 (Dual-link DVI-I)
HDMI-Output

1 (version 1.4a)
Mini DisplayPort

2
HDCP Support

Y
HDMI Support

Y
Dual-link DVI

Y
Display Output (Max Resolution)

2560x1600
RAMDACs

400
DirectX Version Support

11.2
OpenGL Version Support

4.3
CrossFire Support

Y
Card Dimension(mm)

269x128x34 mm
Weight

849g