Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280 outperforms GeForce GTX 470 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280 is 1439 days newer than GeForce GTX 470.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Performs up to 0% better in League of Legends than GeForce GTX 470 - 367 vs 366 FPS
- Consumes up to 7% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 - 200 vs 215 Watts
- Up to 140% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 - 3 vs 1.25 GB
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce GTX 470
Desktop • Mar 26th, 2010
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 470
Desktop • Mar 26th, 2010
Pixel Fillrate
17.02 GPixel/s
56%
Texel Fillrate
34.05 GTexel/s
32%
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 26th, 2010 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| GeForce 400 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $349 | MSRP | $279 |
| 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1.25 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 320-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 133.9 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
| 608 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
| 837 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
