Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1080 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 1080 is 815 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
- Performs up to 35% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Radeon R9 280 - 108 vs 80 FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 180 vs 200 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 8 vs 3 GB
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
110.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
277.3 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
May 27th, 2016 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $599 | MSRP | $279 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5X | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
320.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
1607 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
1733 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
1251 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
