Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280 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 280 is 544 days newer than GeForce GTX 660.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Performs up to 4% better in Valorant than GeForce GTX 660 - 537 vs 518 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 - 3 vs 2 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 140 vs 200 Watts
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
GeForce GTX 660
Desktop • Sep 6th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 660
Desktop • Sep 6th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
20.64 GPixel/s
69%
Texel Fillrate
82.56 GTexel/s
79%
AMD Radeon R9 280 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 4th, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 6th, 2012 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 600 |
| $279 | MSRP | $229 |
| 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
3 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 144.2 GB/s |
| 827 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 980 MHz |
| 933 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1032 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1502 MHz |
