Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280 outperforms GeForce GTX 560 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280 is 1022 days newer than GeForce GTX 560.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 150 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Performs up to 62% better in Dishonored 2 than GeForce GTX 560 - 42 vs 26 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 - 3 vs 1 GB
Dishonored 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce GTX 560
Desktop • May 17th, 2011
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 560
Desktop • May 17th, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
11.34 GPixel/s
37%
Texel Fillrate
45.36 GTexel/s
43%
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
| May 17th, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| GeForce 500 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$199 | 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 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 128 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
| 810 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
| 1000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
