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Verified catalog recordAMD Radeon R9 280
AMD · Volcanic Islands(R9 200) · Radeon R9 280
AMD Radeon R9 280 graphics reference with normalized architecture, compute, memory, clocks, PCIe, display, media, power, and physical specifications where verified data exists.
- VRAM
- 3 GB GDDR5
- Boost clock
- 0.93 GHz
- PCI Express
- PCIe 3.0 x16
- Board power
- 200 W
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Specifications
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Overview
| Manufacturer | AMD |
|---|---|
| Family | Volcanic Islands(R9 200) |
| Launch date | 2014-03-04 |
Architecture
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 |
|---|---|
| Generation | Volcanic Islands(R9 200) |
| GPU / chip | Tahiti |
| Foundry | TSMC |
| Process | 28 nm |
Compute
| Compute units | 28 CUs |
|---|---|
| Shader processors | 1792 |
Memory
| VRAM | 3 GB |
|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus | 384 bit |
| Memory bandwidth | 240.0 GB/s |
Clocks
| Base clock | 0.83 GHz |
|---|---|
| Boost clock | 0.93 GHz |
| Memory clock | 1.25 GHz |
PCIe
| Bus interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
|---|
Display
| Display outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI 1.4a, 1x DisplayPort 1.2 |
|---|
Power
| Board power | 200 W |
|---|---|
| Suggested PSU | 550 W |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Physical
| Reference dimensions | 275 mm × 36 mm × — |
|---|---|
| Slot width | Dual-slot |
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