Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280 outperforms GeForce GTX 480 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280 is 1439 days newer than GeForce GTX 480.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Performs up to 18% better in World of Tanks than GeForce GTX 480 - 126 vs 107 FPS
- Consumes up to 20% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 - 200 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 - 3 vs 1.5 GB
World of Tanks
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 480
Desktop • Mar 26th, 2010
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 480
Desktop • Mar 26th, 2010
Pixel Fillrate
21.03 GPixel/s
70%
Texel Fillrate
42.06 GTexel/s
40%
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 26th, 2010 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| GeForce 400 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $499 | MSRP | $279 |
| 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1.5 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 177.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
| 701 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
| 924 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
