# Radeon R9 280

> AMD · GCN 1.0

Discontinued

Canonical: https://gpuninja.com/chips/radeon-r9-280
Data as of: 2026-10-11T10:19:52Z
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> **Discontinued.** Discontinued on 23 Jun 2021. This page is a preserved snapshot of the last recorded specs, prices and benchmark results.

- Specs verified: between 11 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC and 11 Oct 2026, 10:19 UTC

## Specifications

- Vendor: AMD (Verified · source techgage.com · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 07:38 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC)
- Architecture: GCN 1.0 (Verified · source en.wikipedia.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 07:26 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC)
- Die: Tahiti (Verified · source en.wikipedia.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 07:26 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC)
- Process: TSMC 28 nm (Unverified · source web.archive.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 07:35 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC)
- Shader cores: 1,792 (Verified · source techgage.com · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 07:38 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC)
- Tensor cores: None
- RT cores: None
- Memory bus: 384-bit (Verified · source techgage.com · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 07:38 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC)
- Max VRAM: 3 GB (Verified · source web.archive.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 07:32 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC)
- Reference boost clock: 933 MHz (Verified · source web.archive.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 07:32 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC)
- Reference TDP: 250 W (Verified · source techgage.com · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 07:38 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC)
- Host interface: PCIe 3.0 x16 (Verified · source en.wikipedia.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 09:32 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 10:19 UTC)
- Launch MSRP: $279 (Verified · source techgage.com · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 07:38 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC)
- Launch date: 4 Mar 2014 (Verified · source techgage.com · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 07:38 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC)
- Segment: Consumer (Verified · source techgage.com · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 07:38 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC)
- PCI IDs: 1002:679a (Verified · source pci-ids.ucw.cz · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 07:36 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC)
- Status: Discontinued on 23 Jun 2021 (Verified · source igorslab.de · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 07:28 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC)

## Performance

- Memory bandwidth: 240 GB/s (Verified · source web.archive.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 09:33 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 10:19 UTC)
- FP32 compute: 3.34 TFLOPS (Verified · source en.wikipedia.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 09:32 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 10:19 UTC)
- FP16 compute: Not supported
- BF16 compute: Not supported
- FP8 compute: Not supported
- FP4 compute: Not supported
- INT8 compute: Not supported

## Boards built on this chip

Board, Chip, VRAM, TDP, Length, Slots, Price, Stock

No boards recorded for this chip.

## Benchmarks

No benchmark results recorded.

## Sources

- https://techgage.com/news/amd-fills-final-obvious-gap-in-current-gen-radeon-lineup-introduces-279-r9-280/ — Vendor, Shader cores, Memory bus, Reference TDP, Launch MSRP, Launch date, Segment; last verified 11 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radeon_200_series — Architecture, Die, Host interface, FP32 compute; last verified 11 Oct 2026, 10:19 UTC
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200801073321/https://www.anandtech.com/show/5476/amd-radeon-7950-review — Process; last verified 11 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC
- https://web.archive.org/web/20141216034112/http://www.amd.com/en-us/products/graphics/desktop/r9 — Max VRAM, Reference boost clock, Memory bandwidth; last verified 11 Oct 2026, 10:19 UTC
- https://pci-ids.ucw.cz/read/PC/1002/679a — PCI IDs; last verified 11 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC
- https://www.igorslab.de/en/amd-terminates-official-driver-support-for-gcn-radeon-hd-7000-rx-200-rx-300-and-fury-will-legacy/ — Status; last verified 11 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC