Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 2060 12 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 RTX 2060 12 GB is 2835 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
- Performs up to 38% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Radeon R9 280 - 110 vs 80 FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 184 vs 200 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 12 vs 3 GB
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Desktop • Dec 7th, 2021
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Desktop • Dec 7th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
79.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
224.4 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
Dec 7th, 2021 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| GeForce 20 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $279 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
336 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
1470 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
1650 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
