Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 960 outperforms Radeon R9 280X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 960 is 471 days newer than Radeon R9 280X.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
- Consumes up to 52% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 120 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280X
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 - 3 vs 2 GB
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
GeForce GTX 960
Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015
Radeon R9 280X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 960
Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015
Pixel Fillrate
37.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
75.39 GTexel/s
58%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 22nd, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$199 | MSRP | $299 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x 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 | 288 GB/s |
1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 850 MHz |
1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
