The ASUS R9 280 DirectCU II TOP graphics card from AMD is built on the GCN 1.0 architecture and was officially introduced on 04.03.2014. The graphics processor is manufactured using a modern process. The 352 mm² die contains approximately 4.3 billion transistorsistors transistors. The model's computational arsenal includes 1792 universal processors. Also available are 0 specialized cores for ray rendering and 0 cores for accelerating artificial intelligence. The graphics card is equipped with 3 GB of GDDR5 memory. A 384 bit-bit bus is used, providing bandwidth at 240.00 GB/s. In standard mode, the core operates at 874 MHz, but auto-overclocking technology allows it to reach 980 MHz under load. The TDP level for this model is 200 W, so for a build, it\'s advisable to choose quality cooling and a power supply unit of at least 550 W.