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Asus DirectCU II Radeon R9 280X 3 GB
3 GB VRAM · 250 W · ROCM
Chipset
Radeon R9 280X
VRAM
3 GB GDDR5
Boost clock
1.07 GHz
TDP
250 W
Length
284 mm
Interface
PCIe x16
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Specifications
Catalog data
Source: OpenDB- TDP
- 250 W
- Length
- 284 mm
- Memory
- 3 GB
- Chipset
- Radeon R9 280X
- Cooling
- 2 Fans
- Interface
- PCIe x16
- Memory type
- GDDR5
- Video outputs · HDMI 2.0
- 1
- Video outputs · DisplayPort 1.4a
- 1
- Core base clock
- 1070 MHz
- Core boost clock
- 1070 MHz
- Power connectors · PCIe 6 pin
- 1
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- Power connectors · PCIe 8 pin
- 1
- Total slot width
- 2 mm
- Chipset manufacturer
- AMD
- Effective memory clock
- 6400 MHz
- Case expansion slot width
- 2 mm
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Fits with
12- Deepcool CH510 MESH DIGITAL ATX Mid Tower Black Tempered GlassDeepCool · case — case with 284mm GPU clearance
- Thermaltake View 380 XL WS ARGB Mid Tower Chassis Wood Edition SnowThermaltake · case — case with 284mm GPU clearance
- Lian Li LANCOOL 216 EATX Mid Tower White Tempered Glass RGB w/ControllerLian Li · case — case with 284mm GPU clearance
- Cougar DarkBlader-G ATX Full Tower Black / Silver with Tempered Glass Side Panel and USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A Front PanelCougar · case — case with 284mm GPU clearance
- Deepcool PF650 Black 230V ATX 650W Non-Modular 80+ CertifiedDeepCool · psu — PSU with ~400W headroom
Alternatives
4- Sapphire Vapor-X Radeon R9 280X 3GB GDDR5 Black / BlueSapphire · gpu — interchangeable substitute in the same slot
- Sapphire Dual-X Radeon R9 280X 3GB GDDR5 Blue / SilverSapphire · gpu — interchangeable substitute in the same slot
- Sapphire 11197-01-40G Radeon HD 7970 3 GBSapphire · gpu — interchangeable substitute in the same slot
Upgrades
4- XFX Quicksilver AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT White Magnetic Air Edition 16GB GDDR6XFX · gpu — same slot, strictly better
Gaming performance score
480 / 10 000
Rank
#97
of 129 in our table
| Game | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
 Grand Theft Auto V | ~80 | ~55 | ~30 |
 Baldur's Gate III | ~13 | ~9 | ~5 |
 Red Dead Redemption 2 | ~25 | ~16 | ~9 |
 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | ~10 | ~7 | ~4 |
 Roblox | ≈185 | ≈130 | ≈75 |
 Elden Ring | ~15 | ~11 | ~6 |
 Geometry Dash | ≈300 | ≈300 | ≈200 |
 Minecraft | ~205 | ~145 | ~80 |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | ~12 | ~8 | ~5 |
 Stardew Valley | ≈185 | ≈130 | ≈75 |
 Palworld | ~8 | ~6 | ~3 |
 Apex Legends | ≈30 | ≈25 | ≈13 |
- Can a Asus DirectCU II Radeon R9 280X 3 GB run Grand Theft Auto V?
- Can a Asus DirectCU II Radeon R9 280X 3 GB run Baldur's Gate III?
- Can a Asus DirectCU II Radeon R9 280X 3 GB run Red Dead Redemption 2?
- Can a Asus DirectCU II Radeon R9 280X 3 GB run The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?
- Can a Asus DirectCU II Radeon R9 280X 3 GB run Roblox?
- Can a Asus DirectCU II Radeon R9 280X 3 GB run Elden Ring?