Will my 500W power supply be enough to power an XFX Radeon R9 280X?

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I'm thinking very seriously about upgrading my GPU from an R7 260X to a Radeon R9 280X. I need to know also, though, if my 500W EVGA 80+ Bronze power supply will be enough to power my system. I could really use some help.
The specs are as follows:
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-H Micro ATX FM2+
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600
HDD: 3.5" 7200 RPM Hitachi Deskstar 1TB
Case (not sure if this needs to be factored in or not): Xion XON-560 Micro ATX Mini Case
And of course, the power supply specifications were already mentioned above. Any help I can get with this question is very much appreciated!!!
 
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Before you go ahead and get a 280x, have you looked at the specs for the RX 480 which is due at the end of the month? A $199 card that can beat an R9 390 while using half the power.

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No sir, I haven't. I'll check that out!!!
 

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I'm glad that you said something about this card. I've decided that I will be getting that card now. Far, FAR more bang for the buck. Thanks a lot, man!!!