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Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X

Price and performance details for the Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the videocard compared to the 10 other common videocards in terms of PassMark G3D Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the G3DMark per dollar.

Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X

Bus Interface: PCIe 3.0 x16

Max Memory Size: 3072 MB

Core Clock(s): 1000 MHz

Memory Clock(s): 1500 MHz

DirectX: 11.2/12.0

OpenGL: 4.4

Max TDP: 250 W

Videocard Category: Desktop

Other names: AMD Radeon HD 7970, AMD Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X, ASUS R9 280X Series

Videocard First Benchmarked: 2012-08-17

G3DMark/Price: 21.25

Overall Rank:  509

Last Price Change:  $246.99 USD (2022-03-30)

Average G3D Mark
5248

Average G2D Mark: 730
Samples: 10419

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Pricing History

G3D Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop Videocards
As of 13th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Videocard Average G3D Mark
GeForce RTX 3080
 25,034
GeForce RTX 3070
 22,130
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
 20,276
GeForce RTX 4060
 19,529
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
 16,747
GeForce RTX 2060
 14,100
GeForce GTX 1650
 7,871
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
 6,359
Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X
 		5,248
Intel UHD Graphics 620
 1,041
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Videocard Value (G3D Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Videocard Average G3D Mark
GeForce RTX 3070
 57.87
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
 52.94
GeForce RTX 2060
 51.09
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
 48.92
GeForce RTX 4060
 47.09
GeForce RTX 3080
 39.12
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
 28.39
GeForce GTX 1650
 26.68
Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X
 		21.25
Intel UHD Graphics 620
 NA
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Popular comparisons for Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X
As of 13th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Videocard Average G3D Mark
Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X
 		5,248
GeForce RTX 5090 D vs Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X
 41,725 (+695.1%)
RTX PRO 5000 72GB Blackwell vs Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X
 40,493 (+671.6%)
GeForce RTX 5090 vs Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X
 38,942 (+642.1%)
GeForce RTX 4090 vs Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X
 38,078 (+625.6%)
GeForce RTX 5080 vs Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X
 35,720 (+580.7%)
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition vs Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X
 35,626 (+578.9%)
GeForce RTX 4080 vs Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X
 34,440 (+556.3%)
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER vs Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X
 34,256 (+552.8%)
RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell vs Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X
 33,439 (+537.2%)
nVidia L40-48Q vs Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X
 33,270 (+534.0%)
nVidia L40-4Q vs Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X
 32,601 (+521.2%)
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