Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 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 1060 Max-Q is 1211 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q
- Performs up to 14% better in Assassin's Creed Mirage than Radeon R9 280 - 49 vs 43 FPS
- Consumes up to 60% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 80 vs 200 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 6 vs 3 GB
Assassin's Creed Mirage
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Mobile • Jun 27th, 2017
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Mobile • Jun 27th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
71.04 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
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Jun 27th, 2017 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
GeForce 10 Mobile | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Not Available | MSRP | $279 |
None | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
6 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
192-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
192.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
1063 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
1480 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
2002 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |