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AMD

AMD Radeon R9 M280X

Graphics processor

Video memory: Reported value 1: 4 GB^*
Reported value 2: 2 GB^*
Reported value 3: 4 GB^*
Reported value 4: 4 GB^*
Memory bus: 128 bit^*
Rated memory bandwidth: Reported value 1: 88 GB/s^*
Reported value 2: 96 GB/s^*
Reported value 3: 88 GB/s^*
Reported value 4: 88 GB/s^*

Graphics & compute benchmarks

Archived cohort medians

GFXBench, GLBenchmark and CompuBench results retain the tested system, API, operating system and resolution. Offscreen tests fix the render resolution; onscreen results also reflect the display workload. These historical submissions do not establish performance in current games.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 M280X

109.67^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 M280X

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 M280X

103.11^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 M280X

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan 3.1 OffscreenOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 M280X

32.89^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 M280X

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 M280X

41.07^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 M280X

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 M280X

190.01^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 M280X

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 M280X

34.70^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 M280X

Host configuration not reported.

1080p T-Rex OffscreenOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 M280X

60.40^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 M280X

Host configuration not reported.

1080p T-Rex OffscreenWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 M280X

406.73^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 M280X

Host configuration not reported.

1080p T-Rex OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 M280X

118.50^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 M280X

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Texturing OffscreenOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · MTexels/s

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 M280X

11,694^* MTexels/s

AMD Radeon R9 M280X

Host configuration not reported.

1440p Manhattan 3.1.1 OffscreenOS X / Metal / 2560 x 1440 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 M280X

18.95^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 M280X

Host configuration not reported.

4K Aztec Ruins High Tier OffscreenWindows / DirectX / 3840 x 2160 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 M280X

17.55^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 M280X

Host configuration not reported.

Aztec Ruins High Tier OffscreenOS X / Metal / 2560 x 1440 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 M280X

9.49^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 M280X

Host configuration not reported.

Aztec Ruins High Tier OffscreenWindows / DirectX / 2560 x 1440 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 M280X

40.14^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 M280X

Host configuration not reported.

Aztec Ruins Normal Tier OffscreenOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 M280X

23.06^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 M280X

Host configuration not reported.

Aztec Ruins Normal Tier OffscreenWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon R9 M280X

102.88^* fps

AMD Radeon R9 M280X

Host configuration not reported.

Median results, not the best run. Sample counts and individual test dates are unreported. Different systems using the same GPU remain separate configurations.

Benchmark results

G3D Mark · version unreported · g3d_mark814^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G2Dmark272^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G3Dmark922^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

Architecture: GCN 2
Manufacturing process: 28 nm
Process node: 28 nm
GPU cores: 896^*
GPU base clock: Reported value 1: 1,000 MHz^*
Reported value 2: 900 MHz^*
Reported value 3: 900 MHz^*
Reported value 4: 1,000 MHz^*
Reported GPU frequency: Reported value 1: 900 MHz^*
Reported value 2: 1,000 MHz^*
Graphics interface: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
Reported chip die area: 160 mm²^*
Transistors: 2,080 million^*
GPU boost clock: Reported value 1: 1,000 MHz^*
Reported value 2: 1,100 MHz^*
Stream processors: 896
Graphics processor: Saturn^*
Texture mapping units: 56^*
Raster output units: 16^*
Chip foundry: TSMC^*
DirectX / feature level: 12 (12_0)^*
OpenGL: 4.6^*
OpenCL: 2.1^*
Vulkan: 1.2.170^*
Shader model: 6.5^*
GPU L2 cache: 256 KB^*

Memory & storage

Memory options: 4^*
Video memory: Reported value 1: 4 GB^*
Reported value 2: 2 GB^*
Reported value 3: 4 GB^*
Reported value 4: 4 GB^*
Video memory type: Reported value 1: GDDR5^*
Reported value 2: GDDR5^*
Reported value 3: GDDR5^*
Reported value 4: GDDR5^*
Reported value 5: GDDR5^*
Reported value 6: GDDR5^*
Reported value 7: GDDR5^*
Reported value 8: GDDR5^*
Reported value 9: GDDR6^*
Memory bus: 128 bit^*
Rated memory bandwidth: Reported value 1: 88 GB/s^*
Reported value 2: 96 GB/s^*
Reported value 3: 88 GB/s^*
Reported value 4: 88 GB/s^*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 16 fields

Product Name: Radeon R9 M280X^*
Product Name: Radeon R9 M280X^*
GPU Chip: Saturn^*
GPU Chip: Saturn^*
Released: Feb 5th, 2015^*
Released: Feb 5th, 2015^*
Bus: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
Bus: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
Memory: 2 GB, GDDR5, 128 bit^*
Memory: 4 GB, GDDR5, 128 bit^*
GPU clock: 900^* MHz
GPU clock: 1,000^* MHz
Memory clock: 1,375^* MHz
Memory clock: 1,500^* MHz
Shaders TMUs ROPs: 896 / 56 / 16^*
Shaders TMUs ROPs: 896 / 56 / 16^*

Specifications 2 · 22 fields

Foundry: TSMC^*
Foundry: TSMC^*
Vendor: AMD^*
Vendor: AMD^*
FP32 GFLOPS: 1,792^* GFLOPS
FP32 GFLOPS: 1,971^* GFLOPS
FP64 GFLOPS: 123.2^* GFLOPS
FP64 GFLOPS: 112^* GFLOPS
Product: AMD Radeon R9 M280X^*
Product: AMD Radeon R9 M280X^*
Type: GPU^*
Type: GPU^*
Release Date: 2015-02-05^*
Release Date: 2015-02-05^*
Process Size (nm): 28^* nm
Process Size (nm): 28^* nm
Die Size (mm^2): 160^* mm²
Die Size (mm^2): 160^* mm²
Transistors (million): 2,080^*
Transistors (million): 2,080^*
Freq (MHz): 900^* MHz
Freq (MHz): 1,000^* MHz

Specifications 3 · 22 fields

proc transistors: 2,080 million^*
proc die size: 160^* mm²
cores: 896^*
base clock: 900^*
boost clock: 1,000^*
memory clock: 1,375^*
ram: 4^*
name: AMD Radeon R9 M280X^*
ram type: GDDR5^*
bus width: 128^*
bus interface: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
ram bandwidth: 88^* GB/s
fp32 performance: 1.792^*
fp64 performance: 0.112^*
is retail board: No^*
gpi value: 1.64^*
vendor: amd^*
manufacturer: AMD^*
arch name: GCN 2.0^*
card release date: 2015-02-05^*
proc foundry: TSMC^*
proc process size: 28^* nm

Specifications 4 · 30 fields

DirectX / feature level

12 (12_0)^*

OpenCL

2.1^*

OpenGL

4.6^*

Shader model

6.5^*

Vulkan

1.2.170^*

Architecture

GCN 2.0^*

Graphics interface

PCIe 3.0 x16^*

Memory bus

128^* bit

Reported shader processors

896^*

Reported theoretical FP32 peak

1.792^* TFLOPS

Scope and conditions

Arithmetic density: Not stated^*

Reported theoretical FP64 peak

0.112^* TFLOPS

Scope and conditions

Arithmetic density: Not stated^*

Declared L1 cache configuration

16 KB (per CU)^*

Declared GPU L2 cache

256 KB^*

Theoretical pixel fill rate

16.00 GPixel/s^*

Reported chip die area

160 mm²^*

Chip foundry

TSMC^*

Process node declaration

28 nm^*

Transistors

2,080 million^*

Graphics processor

Saturn^*

Reported video memory

4^* GB

Rated memory bandwidth

88.00 GB/s^*

Video memory type

GDDR5^*

Raster output units

16^*

Reported shading units

896^*

2:4 tensor sparsity

No^*

Theoretical texture fill rate

56.00 GTexel/s^*

Texture mapping units

56^*

GPU cores

896^*

Video memory

4^* GB

Video memory type

GDDR5^*

Specifications 5 · 3 fields

G3D Mark

814^* points

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: G3D Mark^*

native_context

GPU model: Radeon R9 M280X^*
Snapshot date: 2026-10-05^*

Model

Radeon R9 M280X^*

Hardware class

Mobile^*

Specifications 6 · 98 fields

Brand: AMD^*
Brand: AMD^*
Top BUS WIDTH: 128^* bit
Top BUS WIDTH: 128^* bit
Graphics Processor GPU Name: Saturn^*
Graphics Processor GPU Name: Saturn^*
Graphics Processor Architecture: GCN 2.0^*
Graphics Processor Architecture: GCN 2.0^*
Graphics Processor Process Size: 28^* nm
Graphics Processor Process Size: 28^* nm
Graphics Processor Transistors: 2,080 million^*
Graphics Processor Transistors: 2,080 million^*
Graphics Processor Die Size: 160^* mm²
Graphics Processor Die Size: 160^* mm²
Name: Radeon R9 M280X^*
Name: Radeon R9 M280X^*
Clock Speeds Memory Clock: 1500 MHz 6 Gbps effective^*
Clock Speeds Memory Clock: 1375 MHz 5.5 Gbps effective^*
Memory Memory Size: 4^* GB
Memory Memory Size: 2^* GB
Memory Memory Type: GDDR5^*
Memory Memory Type: GDDR5^*
Memory Memory Bus: 128^* bit
Memory Memory Bus: 128^* bit
Memory Bandwidth: 96^* GB/s
Memory Bandwidth: 88^* GB/s
Render Config TMUs: 56^*
Render Config TMUs: 56^*
Top GRAPHICS PROCESSOR: Saturn^*
Top GRAPHICS PROCESSOR: Saturn^*
Render Config ROPs: 16^*
Render Config ROPs: 16^*
Theoretical Performance Pixel Rate: 17.60 GPixel/s
Theoretical Performance Pixel Rate: 16.00 GPixel/s
Theoretical Performance Texture Rate: 56.00 GTexel/s
Theoretical Performance Texture Rate: 61.60 GTexel/s
Board Design Outputs: Portable Device Dependent^*
Board Design Outputs: Portable Device Dependent^*
Graphics Features DirectX: 12 (12_0)^*
Graphics Features DirectX: 12 (12_0)^*
Graphics Features OpenGL: 4.6^*
Graphics Features OpenGL: 4.6^*
Graphics Features OpenCL: 2.1^*
Graphics Features OpenCL: 2.1^*
Graphics Features Vulkan: 1.2.170^*
Graphics Features Vulkan: 1.2.170^*
source file: amd2015.json^*
source file: amd2015.json^*
Graphics Processor Foundry: TSMC^*
Graphics Processor Foundry: TSMC^*
Recommended Resolutions: Good:1366x768 | Low FPS:1600x900 | Unplayable:1920x1080^*
Recommended Resolutions: Good:1366x768 | Low FPS:1600x900 | Unplayable:1920x1080^*
Graphics Processor GPU Variant: Saturn XT (216-0843024)^*
Graphics Processor GPU Variant: Saturn XT (216-0843024)^*
Graphics Processor Density: 13.0M / mm²^*
Graphics Processor Density: 13.0M / mm²^*
Mobile Graphics Release Date: Feb 5th, 2015^*
Mobile Graphics Release Date: Feb 5th, 2015^*
Top TMUS: 56^*
Top TMUS: 56^*
Mobile Graphics Generation: Gem System (R9 M200)^*
Mobile Graphics Generation: Gem System (R9 M200)^*
Mobile Graphics Production: End-of-life^*
Mobile Graphics Production: End-of-life^*
Mobile Graphics Bus Interface: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
Mobile Graphics Bus Interface: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
Graphics Processor Chip Package: FCBGA-1093^*
Graphics Processor Chip Package: FCBGA-1093^*
Top ROPS: 16^*
Top ROPS: 16^*
Mobile Graphics Successor: Polaris Mobile^*
Mobile Graphics Successor: Polaris Mobile^*
Mobile Graphics Predecessor: Solar System^*
Mobile Graphics Predecessor: Solar System^*
Clock Speeds Base Clock: 1,000^* MHz
Clock Speeds Base Clock: 900^* MHz
Clock Speeds Boost Clock: 1,000^* MHz
Clock Speeds Boost Clock: 1,100^* MHz
Graphics Features Shader Model: 6.5^*
Graphics Features Shader Model: 6.5^*
Top CORES: 896^*
Top CORES: 896^*
Render Config Shading Units: 896^*
Render Config Shading Units: 896^*
Render Config Compute Units: 14^*
Render Config Compute Units: 14^*
Render Config L2 Cache: 256^* KB
Render Config L2 Cache: 256^* KB
Top MEMORY SIZE: 2^* GB
Top MEMORY SIZE: 4^* GB
Theoretical Performance FP32 (float): 1.792^* TFLOPS
Theoretical Performance FP32 (float): 1.971^* TFLOPS
Theoretical Performance FP64 (double): 112.0 GFLOPS (1:16)
Theoretical Performance FP64 (double): 123.2 GFLOPS (1:16)
Render Config L1 Cache: 16 KB (per CU)^*
Render Config L1 Cache: 16 KB (per CU)^*
Top MEMORY TYPE: GDDR5^*
Top MEMORY TYPE: GDDR5^*

Specifications 7 · 7 fields

gpuName

Radeon R9 M280X^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

G3Dmark

922^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

G2Dmark

272^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

TDP

75^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

powerPerformance

12.29^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

testDate

2,020^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

category

Mobile^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Specifications 8 · 54 fields

* Provisional data