Radeon Instinct MI300X vs R9 280
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 360 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 5.26 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 5.01 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) | CDNA 3.0 (2023−2024) |
| GPU code name | Tahiti | Aqua Vanjaram |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Design | reference | no data |
| Release date | 4 March 2014 (10 years ago) | 6 December 2023 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $279 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1792 | 19456 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 1000 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 933 MHz | 2100 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | 153,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 750 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 104.5 | 2,554 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.344 TFLOPS | 81.72 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | no data |
| TMUs | 112 | 1216 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 1216 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | 275 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | OAM Module |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin | None |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | HBM3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 192 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 8192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | 2525 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 240 GB/s | 5,171 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | No outputs |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| CrossFire | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| HD3D | + | - |
| LiquidVR | + | - |
| TressFX | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| DDMA audio | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | N/A |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | N/A |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | N/A |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | + | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 March 2014 | 6 December 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 192 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 750 Watt |
R9 280 has 275% lower power consumption.
Instinct MI300X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R9 280 and Radeon Instinct MI300X. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon R9 280 is a desktop card while Radeon Instinct MI300X is a workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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