Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER outperforms Radeon R9 280 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER is 2065 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
- Performs up to 13% better in Far Cry 3 than Radeon R9 280 - 167 vs 148 FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 125 vs 200 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 6 vs 3 GB
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 29th, 2019
FPS
167
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.2/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$199.99
100%
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Desktop • Oct 29th, 2019
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Oct 29th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
85.68 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
157.1 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 280 | vs | GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER |
---|---|---|
Mar 4th, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 29th, 2019 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 16 |
$279 | MSRP | $229 |
1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
3 GB | Memory | 6 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
384-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 336 GB/s |
827 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1530 MHz |
933 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1785 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |