The ASUS R9 280X DirectCU II graphics card from AMD is built on the GCN 1.0 architecture and was officially introduced on 08.10.2013. 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 2048 universal processors. Also available are 0 specialized cores for ray rendering and 0 cores for accelerating artificial intelligence. The memory subsystem features GDDR5 modules with a total capacity of 3 GB. The bus width is 384 bit bits, and the peak data exchange rate is 288.00 GB/s. In standard mode, the core operates at 850 MHz, but auto-overclocking technology allows it to reach 1000 MHz under load. The nominal thermal design power is 250 W. For stable system operation, a PSU of 600 W or more will be required.