Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280 outperforms GeForce GTX 560M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280 is 1009 days newer than GeForce GTX 560M.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 75 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Performs up to 21% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than GeForce GTX 560M - 40 vs 33 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M - 3 vs 1.5 GB
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce GTX 560M
Mobile • May 30th, 2011
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
| May 30th, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| GeForce 500M | 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 |
| 1.5 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 60 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
| 775 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
| 625 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
