Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 970 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 970 is 199 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Performs up to 19% better in Elden Ring than Radeon R9 280 - 51 vs 43 FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 148 vs 200 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 4 vs 3 GB
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
45.26299833257541%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
85.3061224489796%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $329 | MSRP | $279 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
