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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 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 RTX 3060 is 2506 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 66% better in Valheim than Radeon R9 280 - 98 vs 59 FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 170 vs 200 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 12 vs 3 GB
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
98
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.52/FPS
100%
Price, £
£246.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 1807 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 192-bit, 3x DP (v1.4), HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
35.00586166471278%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
52.51256281407035%
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 280 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 4th, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$279 | MSRP | $329 |
| 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
| 827 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
| 933 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 280 or GeForce RTX 3060
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
83 FPS
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£12.72/FPS
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