R9 280x vs. 2021 | Tales From The Scalper Pandemic

Benchmarking the AMD Radeon R9 280x graphics card against 11 popular games in 2021 on an average gaming PC. The R9 280x started out as one of the flagship graphics cards of the HD 7000 series in the early 2010s. In 2021, it has lost driver support, isn't fully compatible with the latest APIs, and has less VRAM that many new games are optimised for. Can it still stand up in the middle of the Scalper Pandemic? Music: "Snake Charming Lessons" by Rhapsody Stream   / rhapsodystream   00:00 AMD Radeon R9 280x 3GB vs. 2021 00:41 Background: History of the AMD R9 280x 01:35 Test System: Ryzen 3 3100, 16GB DDR4 3000, AMD R9 280x 3GB 01:46 Gaming Benchmarks | AMD Radeon R9 280x 01:49 Benchmarks: Watch Dogs: Legion 1920x1080 Medium | Ryzen 3 3100 & AMD R9 280x 3GB 02:29 Benchmarks: Doom Eternal 1920x1080 66% Scaling, Low | Ryzen 3 3100 & AMD R9 280x 3GB 03:09 Benchmarks: Horizon: Zero Dawn 1280x720 Original | Ryzen 3 3100 & AMD R9 280x 3GB 03:41 Benchmarks: Resident Evil: Village 1920x1080 Performance, FSR Quality | Ryzen 3 3100 & AMD R9 280x 3GB 04:21 Benchmarks: Call of Duty: Warzone 1280x720 Low | Ryzen 3 3100 & AMD R9 280x 3GB 04:51 Benchmarks: Apex Legends 1920x1080 Low | Ryzen 3 3100 & AMD R9 280x 3GB 05:27 Benchmarks: Forza Horizon 4 1920x1080 Medium | Ryzen 3 3100 & AMD R9 280x 3GB 05:55 Benchmarks: Fortnite 1920x1080 Competitive | Ryzen 3 3100 & AMD R9 280x 3GB 06:34 Benchmarks: Cyberpunk 2077 1280x720 Low | Ryzen 3 3100 & AMD R9 280x 3GB 07:09 Benchmarks: Valheim 1920x1080 Medium | Ryzen 3 3100 & AMD R9 280x 3GB 07:44 Benchmarks: Genshin Impact 2077 1920x1080 High | Ryzen 3 3100 & AMD R9 280x 3GB 08:09 Time Spy Graphics Score | AMD Radeon R9 280x 3GB 08:09 Conclusion: AMD Radeon R9 280x 3GB vs 480 3GB S P E C S This CPU was tested on my "reasonably priced gaming rig", representing what I think is a good example of a mid-range system in 2021. Specs are as follows: MSI B450M-A Pro Max Motherboard https://amzn.to/3AzGW1j AMD Ryzen 3 3100 CPU https://amzn.to/3mkUzgV V-Color 2x8GB DDR4-4000 RGB RAM https://amzn.to/3s7zmb4 Samsung OEM 128GB SATA M.2 SSD https://amzn.to/37xt772 (alternative) WD Blue 1TB 3.5" HDD https://amzn.to/3CIcK5R Aerocool Aero One Mini Case https://amzn.to/3sas5ax (ARGB fans) EVGA 600W 80 Plus White PSU https://amzn.to/3fVfPFT P A T R E O N Support Iceberg: http://bit.ly/3c8nNuz O T H E R V I D E O S My previous video on the R9 280:    • AMD Radeon R9 280 vs 2021  | Tales from th...   Subscribe at https://bit.ly/3nVCy6F Check out my other channel at    / @iceberggamingtop10s   A D S The following links are affiliated. Everything costs the same to you, but I get a commission. Please only click these links if you want to help me out! Get cheap game keys @ CDKeys: https://bit.ly/3c0Tu6j G E A R Audio: Behringer UM2 https://amzn.to/3aV17wq Behringer XM8500 https://amzn.to/3nCt2WY Generic microphone arm https://amzn.to/339yZRC Video: Fujifilm X-T3 https://amzn.to/3nGapRY Camera & 18-55mm lens kit:    • Trading a PS4 for a PC | £150 Budget PC Bu...   Fujifilm 23mm f2 https://amzn.to/3udXvgn FeiyuTech G6 Max Gimbal https://amzn.to/3nHndYs Interfit LM8 Video LED https://amzn.to/2SkESJL Neewer 120cm Softbox https://amzn.to/2RjlMDm Raleno Rechargeable Bicolour Video LED Panel https://amzn.to/3f2l7hV C O N T A C T Twitter/Insta @IcebergTop10s Email [email protected] #radeon #graphicscard #scalperpandemic