r9 280x vs. r9 285

[jack_frost]

I dont know what GPU to get. The R9 280 or R9 285. Which one is better?

[Doge_Such_Wow]

280x for sure

[iamdarkyoshi]

Think of the "x" as a slight increase in specs.

An r9 290 is the same as an HD 7950

And

An r9 290x is the same as an HD 7970

They are literally the same chip in those cards lol

[Tedster]

Think of the "x" as a slight increase in specs.

An r9 290 is the same as an HD 7950

And

An r9 290x is the same as an HD 7970

They are literally the same chip in those cards lol

But we're talking about the 280x and the 285 here, which are kinda different...

[Weak1ings]

The 285 is slower but consumes a lot less power per performance.
The 280X is a AMD Rebrand card...  This says something about how fast AMD once was  (I have a review of a 7950 from mid 2012)

[Sauron]

Think of the "x" as a slight increase in specs.

An r9 290 is the same as an HD 7950

And

An r9 290x is the same as an HD 7970

They are literally the same chip in those cards lol

 

No, no, no! That's plain false!

 

An r9 280x is a 7970

An r9 280 is a 7950.

 

R9 290s and 290Xs are NOT 7000 series rebrands.

[IateMApoo]

280X rapes the 285.

[iamdarkyoshi]

No, no, no! That's plain false!

 

An r9 280x is a 7970

An r9 280 is a 7950.

 

R9 290s and 290Xs are NOT 7000 series rebrands.

Oh, whoops. I got my numbers mixed up. Thanks for correcting me. I owned an HD 7970 that was flashed to an r9 280x.