Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280X outperforms GeForce GTX 660M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280X is 565 days newer than GeForce GTX 660M.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M
- Consumes up to 80% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 50 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280X
- Performs up to 45% better in Starfield than GeForce GTX 660M - 16 vs 11 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M - 3 vs 1 GB
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 660M
Mobile • Mar 22nd, 2012
Radeon R9 280X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 22nd, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| GeForce 600M | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $299 |
| None | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 64 GB/s | Bandwidth | 288 GB/s |
| 835 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 850 MHz |
| 950 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 1000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
