Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280X outperforms GeForce GTX 660 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280X is 397 days newer than GeForce GTX 660.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 140 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280X
- Performs up to 11% better in Valheim than GeForce GTX 660 - 61 vs 55 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 - 3 vs 2 GB
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
GeForce GTX 660
Desktop • Sep 6th, 2012
Radeon R9 280X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 660
Desktop • Sep 6th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
20.64 GPixel/s
64%
Texel Fillrate
82.56 GTexel/s
64%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 6th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| GeForce 600 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$229 | MSRP | $299 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 144.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 288 GB/s |
980 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 850 MHz |
1032 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
1502 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
