Product comparison · 2 gpus

ASUS R9280X-DC2T-3GD5-V2 AMD Radeon R9 vs MSI 8GD5 AMD Radeon R9

20specifications compared
9differ
11identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor
- R9280X-DC2T-3GD5-V2 AMD Radeon R9:Radeon R9 280X
- 8GD5 AMD Radeon R9:Radeon R9 295X2
Processor frequency
- R9280X-DC2T-3GD5-V2 AMD Radeon R9:970 MHz
- 8GD5 AMD Radeon R9:1018 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- R9280X-DC2T-3GD5-V2 AMD Radeon R9:3 GB
- 8GD5 AMD Radeon R9:8 GB
Memory bus
- R9280X-DC2T-3GD5-V2 AMD Radeon R9:384 bit
- 8GD5 AMD Radeon R9:512 bit
DVI-I ports quantity
- R9280X-DC2T-3GD5-V2 AMD Radeon R9:1
- 8GD5 AMD Radeon R9:0
DisplayPorts quantity
- R9280X-DC2T-3GD5-V2 AMD Radeon R9:4
- 8GD5 AMD Radeon R9:0
Length
- R9280X-DC2T-3GD5-V2 AMD Radeon R9:284.4 mm
- 8GD5 AMD Radeon R9:307 mm
Depth
- R9280X-DC2T-3GD5-V2 AMD Radeon R9:38.1 mm
- 8GD5 AMD Radeon R9:65 mm

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Comparison of R9280X-DC2T-3GD5-V2, 8GD5
34 specifications	A ASUS R9280X-DC2T-3GD5-V2 AMD Radeon R9 Model R9280X-DC2T-3GD5-V2 View product	B MSI 8GD5 AMD Radeon R9 Model 8GD5 View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processor family	AMD	AMD
Graphics processorDiffers	Radeon R9 280X	Radeon R9 295X2
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Processor frequencyDiffers	970 MHz	1018 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Maximum digital resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2560 x 1600 pixels
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2-Way CrossFireX
Processor boost clock speedKnown for one	1070 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	3 GB	8 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	384 bit	512 bit
Memory clock speedKnown for one	6000 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Interface type	PCI Express 3.0	PCI Express 3.0
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
DVI-I ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DisplayPorts quantityDiffers	4	0
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
PhysX	No	No
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	11.2	11.2
OpenGL versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.3
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
HD3D TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.85 kg
LengthDiffers	284.4 mm	307 mm
DepthDiffers	38.1 mm	65 mm
HeightDiffers	144.7 mm	111 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	HDMI-DVI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS GPU Tweak & Driver	Unknown — not stated by the source

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