AMD · Radeon HD 7000 Series

AMD Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X

The AMD Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X is a graphics card. It has 3 GB of video memory and a 300 W board power rating. It scores 5,248 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.4.

3/10 key specs recorded · 27 facts

Depth: 24 recorded fields

Specification data last verified July 25, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark and AMD.com Specifications. Coverage: 3 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

PassMark Videocard Benchmark AMD.com Specifications PassMark Videocard Benchmark

Shading units

n/a

Memory

3 GB

Boost clock

n/a

Board power

300 W

Performance

The AMD Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X scores 5,248 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 81.2% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #523), measured across 10,419 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 730.

PassMark G3D Mark

5,248

Rank #523
Faster than 81.2% of 2,658 GPUs
10,419 samples

0relative to the fastest GPU on record (41,928)

As stated by PassMark

Category Desktop

Bus interface PCIe 3.0 x16

Max memory 3 GB

Core clock 1000 MHz

Memory clock 1500 MHz

DirectX 11.2/12.0

OpenGL 4.4

Max TDP 250 W

First benchmarked 2012-08-17

Samples 10,419

PassMark listing (collected 2026-09-30)

PassMark's own listing for the AMD Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X states the PCIe 3.0 x16 interface, up to 3 GB of memory, a core clock of 1000 MHz, DirectX 11.2/12.0 and OpenGL 4.4, first benchmarked on 2012-08-17. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.

Memory

Size 3 GB

Type Not recorded

Bus width Not recorded

Bandwidth Not recorded

The AMD Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X is equipped with 3 GB of memory.

Board and power

The AMD Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X has a board power rating of 300 W, a total board power of 300 W and it connects over PCIe 3.0 x16.

Board power (TDP) 300 W

Total board power 300 W

Suggested PSU Not recorded

Power connectors Not recorded

Slot width Not recorded

Length Not recorded

Width Not recorded

Height Not recorded

Cooler Not recorded

Max temperature Not recorded

Bus interface PCIe 3.0 x16

Market

Launched Not recorded

Launch price Not recorded

Status Not recorded

Form factor Not recorded

Segment Desktop

Series Radeon HD 7000 Series

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 5,248

PassMark G2D 730

Rank #523

Samples 10,419

Graphics and compute APIs

The AMD Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X supports DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.4.

DirectX 11

OpenGL 4.4

CUDA is an NVIDIA technology and does not apply to the AMD Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the AMD Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the AMD Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X.

Display outputs

The AMD Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X offers outputs HDMI, Dual Link DVI.

Outputs HDMI, Dual Link DVI

Naming and aliases

The AMD Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as AMD Radeon HD 7970 and ASUS R9 280X Series.

Other names (PassMark) AMD Radeon HD 7970; ASUS R9 280X Series

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM does the AMD Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X have?

The AMD Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X has 3 GB of video memory.

How much power does the AMD Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X use and what power supply does it need?

The AMD Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X has a board power rating of 300 W.

How fast is the AMD Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X?

The AMD Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X scores 5,248 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 81.2% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #523.