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MSI

MSI R9 280X Gaming

Graphics processor

Video memory: 3 GB^*
Memory bus: 384 bit^*
Rated memory bandwidth: 288 GB/s^*

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Processing & platform

Architecture: GCN 1.0^*
Process node: 28 nm^*
GPU cores: 2,048^*
Graphics interface: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
Reported chip die area: 352 mm²^*
Transistors: 4,313 million^*
Graphics processor: Tahiti^*
Texture mapping units: 128^*
Raster output units: 32^*
Chip foundry: TSMC^*
Card or module format: Dual-slot^*
Declared GPU TDP: 250 W^*
Suggested system PSU: 600 W^*
External power connectors: 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin^*
DirectX / feature level: 12 (11_1)^*
OpenGL: 4.6^*
OpenCL: 2.1 (1.2)^*
Vulkan: 1.2.170^*
Shader model: 6.5 (5.1)^*
GPU L2 cache: 768 KB^*

Memory & storage

Memory options: 3^*
Video memory: 3 GB^*
Video memory type: GDDR5^*
Memory bus: 384 bit^*
Rated memory bandwidth: 288 GB/s^*

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 250 W^*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 14 fields

Name: MSI R9 280X Gaming^*
6-Pin Connectors: 1^*
HDMI: 1^*
DisplayPort: 2^*
DVI: 1^*
VGA: 0^*
Boost Clock: 1,020^* MHz
Vram: 3^* GB
Memory Clock: 6,000^* MHz
TDP: 250^* W
Producer: MSI^*
Length: 269^* mm
Slots: 2^*
8-Pin Connectors: 1^*

Specifications 2 · 25 fields

proc transistors: 4,313 million^*
proc die size: 352^* mm²
cores: 2,048^*
base clock: 850^*
boost clock: 1,020^*
memory clock: 1,500^*
ram: 3^*
name: MSI R9 280X Gaming^*
ram type: GDDR5^*
bus width: 384^*
bus interface: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
ram bandwidth: 288^* GB/s
fp32 performance: 4.178^*
fp64 performance: 1.0445^*
tdp: 250^* W
suggested psu: 600^* W
slot width: Dual-slot^*
power connectors: 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin^*
is retail board: Yes^*
gpi value: 3.54^*
manufacturer: MSI^*
arch name: GCN 1.0^*
card release date: 2013-10-08^*
proc foundry: TSMC^*
proc process size: 28^* nm

Specifications 3 · 35 fields

DirectX / feature level

12 (11_1)^*

OpenCL

2.1 (1.2)^*

OpenGL

4.6^*

Shader model

6.5 (5.1)^*

Vulkan

1.2.170^*

Architecture

GCN 1.0^*

Graphics interface

PCIe 3.0 x16^*

Memory bus

384^* bit

Reported shader processors

2,048^*

Reported theoretical FP32 peak

4.178^* TFLOPS

Scope and conditions

Arithmetic density: Not stated^*

Reported theoretical FP64 peak

1.0445^* TFLOPS

Scope and conditions

Arithmetic density: Not stated^*

Declared L1 cache configuration

16 KB (per CU)^*

Declared GPU L2 cache

768 KB^*

Reported display outputs

Active: 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2^*
Struck-out declarations: 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 1x DisplayPort 1.2^*

Theoretical pixel fill rate

32.64 GPixel/s^*

External power connectors

1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin^*

Reported chip die area

352 mm²^*

Chip foundry

TSMC^*

Process node declaration

28 nm^*

Transistors

4,313 million^*

Graphics processor

Tahiti^*

Reported video memory

3^* GB

Rated memory bandwidth

288.0 GB/s^*

Video memory type

GDDR5^*

Raster output units

32^*

Reported shading units

2,048^*

Card or module format

Dual-slot^*

Suggested system PSU

600 W^*

2:4 tensor sparsity

No^*

Declared GPU TDP

250 W^*

Theoretical texture fill rate

130.6 GTexel/s^*

Texture mapping units

128^*

GPU cores

2,048^*

Video memory

3^* GB

Video memory type

GDDR5^*

* Provisional data