Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280 outperforms GeForce GTX 690 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280 is 670 days newer than GeForce GTX 690.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Performs up to 2% better in The Callisto Protocol than GeForce GTX 690 - 59 vs 58 FPS
- Consumes up to 33% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 - 200 vs 300 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 - 3 vs 2 GB
The Callisto Protocol
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 690
Desktop • May 3rd, 2012
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 690
Desktop • May 3rd, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
32.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
130.4 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
| May 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| GeForce 600 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $999 | MSRP | $279 |
| 3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 2x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 192.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
915 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
1019 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
1502 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
