Radeon Sky 900 vs R9 280
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 419 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.69 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 5.09 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | Tahiti | Tahiti |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Design | reference | no data |
| Release date | 4 March 2014 (12 years ago) | 27 March 2013 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $279 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 3584 ×2 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 825 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 933 MHz | 950 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | 4,313 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 300 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 104.5 | 106.4 ×2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.344 TFLOPS | 3.405 TFLOPS ×2 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 ×2 |
| TMUs | 112 | 112 ×2 |
| L1 Cache | 448 KB | 448 KB |
| L2 Cache | 768 KB | 768 KB |
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 | PCIe 3.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 275 mm | 305 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Form factor | no data | full height / full length |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin | 2x 8-pin |
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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 6 GB ×2 |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 384 Bit ×2 |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 240 GB/s | 480 GB/s ×2 |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| Dual-link DVI support | - | + |
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 and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.2.131 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 March 2014 | 27 March 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 6 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 300 Watt |
R9 280 has an age advantage of 11 months, and 50% lower power consumption.
Sky 900, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R9 280 and Radeon Sky 900. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon R9 280 is a desktop graphics card while Radeon Sky 900 is a workstation one.
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