Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB outperforms Radeon R9 280 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is 868 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
- Performs up to 76% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Radeon R9 280 - 44 vs 25 FPS
- Consumes up to 40% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 120 vs 200 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 6 vs 3 GB
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
36.40131659149092%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
76.44476956839796%
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
82.03 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
136.7 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 280 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 4th, 2014 | Release Date | Jul 19th, 2016 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 10 |
$279 | MSRP | $299 |
| 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 6 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s |
| 827 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1506 MHz |
| 933 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1709 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2002 MHz |
