Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1660 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 1660 is 1836 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
- Performs up to 12% better in Far Cry 3 than Radeon R9 280 - 156 vs 139 FPS
- Consumes up to 40% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 120 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
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
GeForce GTX 1660
Desktop • Mar 14th, 2019
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1660
Desktop • Mar 14th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
85.68 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
157.1 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 280 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 4th, 2014 | Release Date | Mar 14th, 2019 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 16 |
| $279 | MSRP | $219 |
| 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 | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192.1 GB/s |
| 827 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1530 MHz |
| 933 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1785 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2001 MHz |
