Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 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 1060 Max-Q is 1358 days newer than Radeon R9 280X.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q
- Performs up to 4% better in Escape From Tarkov than Radeon R9 280X - 126 vs 121 FPS
- Consumes up to 68% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 80 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 6 vs 3 GB
Escape From Tarkov
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q
Mobile • Jun 27th, 2017
Radeon R9 280X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q
Mobile • Jun 27th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
71.04 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
92%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
Jun 27th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| GeForce 10 Mobile | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $299 |
| None | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
6 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 192.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 288 GB/s |
1063 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 850 MHz |
1480 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
2002 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
