Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 960 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 960 is 324 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
- Performs up to 1% better in Lost Ark than Radeon R9 280 - 173 vs 172 FPS
- Consumes up to 40% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 120 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 - 3 vs 2 GB
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce GTX 960
Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 960
Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015
Pixel Fillrate
37.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
75.39 GTexel/s
72%
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
79%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 22nd, 2015 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$199 | MSRP | $279 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 112.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
